Sentence examples of "gambling" in English

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Gambling site lets users bet on which species will go extinct because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Un site de paris en ligne laisse les usagers parier sur quelles espèces animales s'éteindront à cause de la fuite de pétrole dans le Golfe du Mexique.
He wasted his time on gambling at the horse races. Il a perdu son temps à jouer aux courses hippiques.
Once you get the taste for gambling, it's hard to give it up. Une fois que vous avez goûté au plaisir des jeux d'argent, il est difficile de s'en défaire.
He kept on gambling, trying in vain to recoup his losses. Il continua à jouer, essayant en vain de se refaire.
He gambled on the war coming to an early end. Il a parié que la guerre allait bientôt se terminer.
It was gambling that brought about his ruin. C'est le jeu qui l'a conduit à la ruine.
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