Sentence examples for gambling not only from inspiring English sources

"Casino patrons are gambling not only with their money, but with their health, and the odds are stacked against them," said Hildemann.

(As Suen wrote to Adelson, the Communists had banned gambling not only because it was against party principles but because "it has been a curse to my people way back in history like opium. It destroyed thousands of families from the bad old days to now").

It must shore up its market position in gambling, not only against Las Vegas but against more local poaching: the giant Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos in Connecticut, slot machines at Delaware race tracks and the threat of a new casino in Monticello, N.Y.

(As Suen wrote to Adelson, the Communists had banned gambling not only because it was against party principles but because "it has been a curse to my people way back in history like opium. It destroyed thousands of families from the bad old days to now"). Adelson spoke, instead, about his experience in the hotel and convention business.

When the head of a family charges merchandise beyond his ability to pay for it when the bill comes, he's gambling not only his own future, but also that of his family.

He gambled not only his fortune but, with it, the "health of the national economy," and "the only thing more remarkable than his recklessness was his success".

But just going would be a fantastic gamble, not only with America's global power and prestige but also with other people's lives.

A general manager must gamble, not only trying to make his team better, but also trying to prevent other teams from improving.

This would be a big gamble: not only would it involve changing the law and holding a referendum, but also it would further deter travel to Atlantic City.It is also not clear that more casinos would help.

He's so charged up with bravado, with his new haircut and his Salesman of the Year Award, that he's prepared to gamble not only with his life, but the lives of three strangers – and Linda – just to force Malvo to admit that they know each other.

Kazim-Richards is perhaps even more of a gamble, not only because of his off-field antics but also for a lack of career goals, and steady Erik Sviatchenko is maybe a safer bet to prove worthy of the £1.5m Celtic paid Midtjylland for the Denmark defender.