ギャンブルgyanburu

1. noungambling
   彼かれはギャンブルに夢中むちゅうになっている。↗

   He is mad on gambling.

• Synonym賭博とばくWrittenWritten and legal term for gambling, often illegal gambling, as in 「賭博罪」; 「ギャンブル」 is the neutral, everyday word.
• Synonym賭けかけNeutralA single bet or wager, focusing on the act of staking, and figuratively a risky move, as in 「賭けに出る」; 「ギャンブル」 is the whole activity.
• Synonym博打ばくちNeutralCovers gambling but often means a risky all-or-nothing venture, as in 「一か八かの博打」; 「ギャンブル」 is the general word for betting entertainment like horse racing.
• Synonym博奕ばくえきNeutralAnother spelling of 「博打」 (ばくち), the first entry, written 「博奕」 — the same word; it can also mean the gambler himself, which 「ギャンブル」 cannot.
• Related賭け事かけごとNeutralA native-Japanese term for gambling games staked on money or valuables; largely interchangeable with 「ギャンブル」, as in 「賭け事が好き」.
• Related勝負事しょうぶごとNeutralAny contest that decides a winner, including gambling — mahjong, go — so broader than 「ギャンブル」, which centers on staking money and can also mean a risky venture.

Use 「ギャンブル」 for recreational betting such as horse racing and pachinko, as in 「ギャンブル依存症」. For the legal or written term, especially illegal gambling, pick 「賭博」; for a risky all-or-nothing venture, 「博打」; for a single bet, 「賭け」.

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1. 賭け事かけごと。賭博とばく。博打ばくち。