Take risky action in the hope of a desired result.
"he was gambling on the success of his satellite TV channel"..
The practice of risking money or other stakes in a game or bet illegal gambling compulsive gambling Then, within the past 18 months, after the explosion in Internet gambling … and the cable TV debut of the World Poker Tour, the game took off again...
to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice. verb (used with object), gam·bled, gam·bling. ... to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success.
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"he was gambling on the success of his satellite TV channel"..
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to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice. verb (used with object), gam·bled, gam·bling. ... to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success.