gambling ring
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- noun
- /ˈɡæmblɪŋ rɪŋ/
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- By Christmas, I expect to have a full-blown gambling ring operating out of my kitchen, with all of the profits fueling the new hockey arena.
- a multimillion-dollar gambling ring
- an illegal gambling ring
- run a gambling ring
Examples
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She single-handedly established... this underground gambling ring at UC Berkeley... took bets on every sporting event imaginable, ran numbers... and even hosted a Vegas night at her sorority house.
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He kilLed them for the sake of a multimiilion-dollar... ...gambling ring run by the sick... ...twisted individual billionaires you see here.
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He runs into this guy who runs a gambling ring, and his name is Rob.
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In its 1940s heyday, it was one of the city's most popular music venues—until, that is, its owner was indicted for jury tampering during a gambling ring investigation.
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The police dismantled a large gambling ring that had been operating in the city for years.
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She was caught placing illegal bets through an online gambling ring that spanned several states.
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After months of investigation, authorities arrested members of a gambling ring involved in organized crime.
Synonyms
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7.2
A group of people who work together to do illegal things
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An organized group of criminals who work together to do illegal things
How Organized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents directly contribute to the compound meaning: 'gambling' names betting activity and 'ring' denotes an organized group (often criminal). This simple noun+noun composition is transparent and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase gambling ring comes from the image of people standing in a circle around a table to place bets, because the word ring long meant a 'group' or 'gang' and gambling shows what they do. So a gambling ring means an organized group that runs betting, often secretly and against the law.