Sentence examples for gambling term from inspiring English sources

Butera, who has an M.B.A. from N.Y.U., invoked a gambling term — "vig," short for "vigorish," meaning the house's cut of the action.

Vig, or vigorish, is a gambling term, meaning the money a bookmaker collects on every bet taken, regardless of the outcome — a kind of dependable handling fee.

And, in doing so, they provide the profit margin for the day-trading professionals, known as "sharks" — another gambling term — throughout the industry.

Vig, or vigorish, is a gambling term for a bookmaker's cut of the action.

First, it sounds like a gambling term.

In gambling terms, it's not poker or even "Wheel of Fortune".

In gambling terms - and that is precisely what the strategists were doing - they bet the house on the Reverend Wright gambit and then rolled the proverbial dice.

"Are you saying," said Gary, "that his gambling, in terms of how much does it suck, sucks exactly as much as does suck his roofing?" "Perzackly, yup, that is just what I am saying, doctor," Vic burped.

Surely, Mr Honegger contends, if his arrangement with GVC was not one of a joint venture partner, GVC might have been breaching its gambling licence terms with the Canadian authorities.

Other factors such as proactive responsible gambling; transparent terms and conditions; and use of player information are not acknowledged as significant factors by players.

Wren is also more willing than his counterparts at Interpublic and WPP Group to gamble short-term profits in the hopes of gaining long-term client loyalty.