Gambler - traducción al español
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![The [[Caesars Palace]] main fountain. The statue is a copy of the ancient ''[[Winged Victory of Samothrace]]''.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Caesars palace night 2007.jpg?width=200 "The [[Caesars Palace]] main fountain. The statue is a copy of the ancient ''[[Winged Victory of Samothrace]]''.")
!["Players and courtesans under a tent" by [[Cornelis de Vos]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cornelis de Vos - Players and courtesans under a tent.jpg?width=200 "\"Players and courtesans under a tent\" by [[Cornelis de Vos]]")
![Ship of Fools]], 1494](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gamblers in the Ship of Fools, 1494.jpg?width=200 "Ship of Fools]], 1494")
![''Gloria Mundi, or The Devil addressing the sun'', a cartoon showing the British politician [[Charles James Fox]] standing on a roulette wheel perched atop a globe showing [[England]] and [[continental Europe]]. The implication is that his [[penniless]] state, indicated by turned-out pockets, is due to gambling.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gloria Mundi, or The Devil addressing the sun - Pare. Lost, Book IV LCCN2001695204.jpg?width=200 "''Gloria Mundi, or The Devil addressing the sun'', a cartoon showing the British politician [[Charles James Fox]] standing on a roulette wheel perched atop a globe showing [[England]] and [[continental Europe]]. The implication is that his [[penniless]] state, indicated by turned-out pockets, is due to gambling.")
![[[Max Kaur]] and religious leaders protest against gambling, [[Tallinn]], Estonia.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Max Kaur and religious leaders, protest against gambling, Estonia, Tallinn, 2007.jpg?width=200 "[[Max Kaur]] and religious leaders protest against gambling, [[Tallinn]], Estonia.")
![[[Mahjong tiles]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ordinary mahjong.jpg?width=200 "[[Mahjong tiles]]")
![A [[pachinko]] parlor in [[Tokyo]], Japan](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pachinko parlor dsc04790.jpg?width=200 "A [[pachinko]] parlor in [[Tokyo]], Japan")
![RAY]]'s Ruusu and Tuplapotti [[slot machine]]s in [[Finland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/RAY Ruusu and Tuplapotti.JPG?width=200 "RAY]]'s Ruusu and Tuplapotti [[slot machine]]s in [[Finland]]")
![[[Tokyo Racecourse]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tokyo Racecourse 3.jpg?width=200 "[[Tokyo Racecourse]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan")
Uno que persigue ganancias tomando riesgos humanos o no calculados. Si alguien tira una moneda para determinar su curso de acción, él está jugando con el resultado. Si alguien apuesta a los caballos, al resultado de un evento deportivo, u otro evento, él está jugando. Un jugador se distingue de un especulador porque el especulador podría obtener ganancias por la variación de precios, si supiera suficiente acerca de los factores de oferta y demanda que determinan el precio. El también negocia bienes económicos de ese modo beneficia a la humanidad.
Def: Juegos del azar.
Ex: This article reviews some of the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) sites for gambling and gambler.
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* compulsive gambler = ludópata, jugador compulsivo, jugador empedernido, jugador obsesivo
Wikipedia
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Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three elements to be present: consideration (an amount wagered), risk (chance), and a prize. The outcome of the wager is often immediate, such as a single roll of dice, a spin of a roulette wheel, or a horse crossing the finish line, but longer time frames are also common, allowing wagers on the outcome of a future sports contest or even an entire sports season.
The term "gaming" in this context typically refers to instances in which the activity has been specifically permitted by law. The two words are not mutually exclusive; i.e., a "gaming" company offers (legal) "gambling" activities to the public and may be regulated by one of many gaming control boards, for example, the Nevada Gaming Control Board. However, this distinction is not universally observed in the English-speaking world. For instance, in the United Kingdom, the regulator of gambling activities is called the Gambling Commission (not the Gaming Commission). The word gaming is used more frequently since the rise of computer and video games to describe activities that do not necessarily involve wagering, especially online gaming, with the new usage still not having displaced the old usage as the primary definition in common dictionaries. "Gaming" has also been used to circumvent laws against "gambling". The media and others have used one term or the other to frame conversations around the subjects, resulting in a shift of perceptions among their audiences.
Gambling is also a major international commercial activity, with the legal gambling market totaling an estimated $335 billion in 2009. In other forms, gambling can be conducted with materials that have a value, but are not real money. For example, players of marbles games might wager marbles, and likewise games of Pogs or Magic: The Gathering can be played with the collectible game pieces (respectively, small discs and trading cards) as stakes, resulting in a meta-game regarding the value of a player's collection of pieces.
