Sentence examples for a substantial gamble from inspiring English sources

The film's success is, according to industry experts, a payout on a substantial gamble taken by 20th Century Fox.

Ladbrokes said this morning that the unlikely contender's odds of landing the world's most prestigious literary award had tumbled from 100/1 to 10/1 over the last 24 hours following "a substantial gamble from clued-up literary fans".

It's a significant gamble.

A real gamble.

To cover his substantial gambling debts, he began to sell parcels of land, and upon inheriting the estate he began selling furniture, books, farm equipment and other items, realising more than £9,000.

He had lost a substantial sum, apparently, on gambling.

Facing severe budget shortfalls, a number of states and the District of Columbia are looking to online gambling as a substantial new source of tax revenues.

Thus playing Rashid there becomes a huge gamble rather than just a substantial one.

However, the EQ VAS has been shown to explain a substantial proportion of the variance in standard gamble and TTO [ 23].

But if I was a gambling man, I would have a substantial bet on Lee winning the USPGA in Atlanta.

Extortion and usury last year brought in a substantial €2.9bn, while embezzlement earned the mafia €2.4bn and gambling €1.3bn.