Sentence examples for gambling about from inspiring English sources

Australians lose more than A$19 billion ($20 billion) a year gambling, about two-thirds of it on pokies.

Indeed, Nevadans, content to rely on the $600 million a year in taxes and fees generated by gambling (about 40percentt of the state budget, with sales tax accounting for another 40percentt), pay no state income tax and relatively low property taxes compared with neighboring states like California.

Bad decisions about sex, about money, about family, about jobs, about gambling, about who to leave their pets with while they go away to ATP, about trousers, about whether it's a good idea to call your guy again even though it's only 6 45 and no one is enjoying themselves, they're just sitting out the night hoping to get laid once people start to pass out.

Because telephone follow-up is often used in gambling treatment studies, the first step in this investigation was to solicit feedback from interviewers and respondents with pathological gambling about the clarity of different response options in an interview format.

The owner's gamble just about paid off.

Investment banking should not be about gambling but about honest Vermittlung, financial intermediation built on client relationships, not speculative trading or fleeting transactions.

The money I have made has been absolutely risk free, it's not been about gambling but about playing the system – and it was inspired by Guardian Money.

She thinks mothers and fathers might need to be educated about gambling risks – about the possible effects of encouraging their children to go into seaside arcades on holiday or to have a 'flutter' on the Lottery.

All told, Cohen had gambled about three-quarters of a billion dollars on bapi.

The government gambled about $30m in subsidies in hope of bringing the next contest, and its financial spin-offs, to New Zealand.

He too represents a gamble about the past in a way, the opposite bet to Mr Cameron's.With his conspicuous experience and sonorous gusto in interviews, Mr Clarke is a top-notch front-of-house politician.