My ex-husband, a stock broker, was a compulsive gambler who lost a fortune of my inheritance.
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Of course, NFL fans know that Al Davis was a bit of a gambler.
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Watch a gambler who is lucky enough to win some money early in the evening.
Imagine a gambler who bets on his lucky number and wins several times in a row.
On a country road he picks up Pozzi (James Spader), a gambler down on his luck.
The movie business is inherently unpredictable, but no one wants to look like a gambler.
Here was a gambler drastically raising the stakes to stay ahead of the game.
It's much easier to believe--and probably true--that they screwed up, as an addicted gambler might.
Like any self-respecting gambler, Mr Edwards loves to win and revels in the spotlight.
But there is no guarantee that today's successful gambler will succeed tomorrow as well.
The character most closely aligned with the gambler personality in the story is the Lord Mayor.
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Like any good gambler though, opponents of this critical resource development have an ace in the hole.
Dan Moldea, author of "The Hoffa Wars, " said the tipster, a former gambler, contacted him March 30.
Dostoyevsky, under severe legal and financial pressures from his publisher, wrote "The Gambler" in 28 fevered days.
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"Taking the job was like putting money on a horse, " says Jordan, whose father was a serious gambler.
Apart from the bargain-seeking gambler, Downtown has little else to offer right now.
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If you are an investor, not a gambler, don't use leverage at all.
At least five people are affected for every problem gambler, says the report.
However, under the Monte Carlo fallacy the same gambler would believe the streak is likely to end and stop betting.
Not only is one of the candidates a former bartender, boxer, prison guard, professional gambler, car-factory worker and snowplough driver.
He was a gambler whose decisions were put down to intuition and feel, and when these succeeded he was feted.
Keegan has shown all his famed gambler's courage in giving the two of the game's hotheads such a pivotal role.
One study on gambling addiction finds that living within 80km of a casino makes someone twice as likely to become a problem gambler.
The final one is the gambler, motivated by greed and a desire to be associated with great power and wealth.
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Lest this spectacular bid give the impression that Alwaleed is a gambler, keep in mind that he is fanatical about his homework.
Most free-market economists view such claims of desirable social by-products with the indignation of a poker player watching a professional gambler palm cards.
Co-star Cate Blanchett, who plays Lucinda Leplastrier, an Australian heiress and fellow gambler, was drawn to Peter Carey's original story for similar reasons.
James Caan, a pro gambler, shellacks the would-be groom in a welcome-to-Vegas poker game and takes a weekend with Parker as his prize.
Under the hot hand fallacy, the gambler believes the number is likely to come up again and continues to bet on his lucky number.
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