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

"As a farmer you're a gambler," she added.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Paramount President Jeff Shell has fired back in his ugly feud with a Las Vegas gambler and FBI informant, contending that Robert “R.J.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

What if history was a gambler, instead of a force in a laboratory experiment, and the boys his ace in the hole?

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison