gambler

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 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

Patty Glaser tried to calm a feud involving Paramount President Jeff Shell and gambler R.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Taylor’s career pivoted in the ’80s, when he became a professional gambler and a rogue on the Atlantic City casino strip.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Still, could he be all of them: Rine the runner and Rine the gambler and Rine the briber and Rine the lover and Rinehart the Reverend?

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison