gambler

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Pro gambler James Holzhauer in 2019 rattled “Jeopardy!” traditionalists by hopping around the board to maximize his money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Unless you’re a gambler addicted to risk-taking, you should avoid these stocks — if not sell them short.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Burden wasn’t married to a gambler, and she does not use “financial infidelity” to describe what happened to her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Polymarket came under scrutiny in January after a gambler made nearly half a million dollars on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro just before it was officially announced.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

But further investigation proved that the gambler had gone home too early to be the third man.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann