"game of chance" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of:
- gambling, gaming, play - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- game - a contest with rules to determine a winner
subtypes:
- fan tan, fantan - a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)
- drawing, lottery - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
- craps - a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
- roulette - a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
- banking game - any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
same as: gambling game