gambling

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Now, instead of gambling on an outsider, they have turned once again to the safest of safe bets.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

That outcome can also threaten a household’s food security: Problem gambling is associated with psychological distress, anxiety and depression, the authors said, which could in turn impact a person’s job performance and earnings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Options, meanwhile, are expected to be tradable by June 16, an event that should whip stock trading into a frenzy of gambling.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The vision of a Nevada gambling hub south of Las Vegas along the Interstate 15 Freeway was perhaps done in by SoCal tribal casinos offering shorter drives and similar services.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Birthdays, Death Days, and ESP Probability theory began with gambling problems in the seventeenth century, and something of the gaming flavor and appeal clings to it to this day.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos