high roller

Example Sentences

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"You have heard me say before, I am not a betting man. I am not a high roller; one dollar is my betting limit," Kirschner told Cohen.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024

Because he was a high roller the casinos put him up in $2,000-a-night suites and offered him VIP tickets to the best shows.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2020

A Broadway gambler bets that a Runyonesque high roller cannot take a sidewalk soul-saver on a date to Havana.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019

One high roller - an even bigger player than Paddock - told Weinreich it gave her the creeps.

From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2017

She said Dray was, like, a high roller, and that was bad.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi