Synonyms and antonyms of Gambling games and places where gambling takes place in British Thesaurus

a game of chance ()

an activity, especially one in which you gamble money, that depends on luck rather than skill

betting shop (noun)

British a place where you can bet money on something, for example the results of a horse race

bingo (noun)

a game in which players try to match numbers on their cards with numbers that are called out

bingo (interjection)

a word someone shouts when they have won a game of bingo

casino (noun)

a place where people gamble (=risk money in the hope of winning more) by playing card games, roulette, or slot machines

craps (noun)

a game played especially in the US in which the players throw two dice and risk money on the numbers

dice (noun)

a small block of wood or plastic with six sides marked with spots, that you roll or throw to play a game

dice (noun)

a game that is played with dice, especially in order to win money

dice (verb)

to play a game of dice

die (noun)

formal one of a pair of dice

the dogs ()

an event at which dogs race around a track, and people try to win money by betting on which dogs will win

double (noun)

in a game using dice, a throw in which two dice show the same number

draw (noun)

a game in which a ticket with a name or number on is taken out of a container in order to choose who will win a prize

the football pools (noun)

British a system in which people can win large amounts of money by guessing what the results of football matches will be each week. The football pools are often simply called the pools.

fruit machine (noun)

British a machine that you put coins into and win money from when three pictures of the same object appear

gambling (noun)

an activity in which you risk money in the hope of winning more money if you are lucky or if you guess something correctly

gambling den (noun)

a place where people gamble illegally

gaming (noun)

the business of gambling, especially when it is legal

lottery (noun)

a game designed to raise money by selling lottery tickets that people buy hoping that their numbers are chosen by chance in the draw so that they win a money prize

lotto (noun)

a national lottery in Australia and a state lottery in some US states

numbers game (noun)

a lottery, especially one organized illegally

one-armed bandit (noun)

informal a slot machine

pachinko (noun)

a game that is popular in Japan, in which you try to win money or prizes by getting balls into particular places in a special machine

pit (noun)

the place where people gamble in a casino

poker machine (noun)

Australian a machine that you put money into and win money from when particular pictures appear together

the pools (noun)

British a national competition in which people try to win money by guessing the results of football matches each week

premium bond (noun)

in the UK, a document with a number on it that people can buy from the government as a way of saving money. It gives people the chance to win money if their number is chosen in a regular lottery.

roll (verb)

if you roll dice in a game, you throw them onto or across a surface

roll (noun)

the action of throwing dice

roulette (noun)

a game in which a small ball is thrown onto a moving wheel that is divided into sections, while people try to win money by guessing where the ball will stop

scratch card (noun)

a small card with a substance on its surface that you scratch off to find out whether you have won a prize

slot machine (noun)

a machine that you put money into in order to play a game

sweepstake (noun)

British a form of gambling in which a group of people each pay for the name of someone who takes part in a race, competition etc. The person who has the name of the winner of the race, competition etc gets all the money.

ticket (noun)

a piece of paper with a number on it that wins you a prize in a game if your number is chosen

toss (noun)

the act of throwing a coin into the air in order to make a decision based on which side the coin falls on

toss-up (noun)

informal the act of throwing a coin into the air and making a decision based on which side the coin falls on