gambling system
- noun
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sistema de apuestas
- Many people lose money believing in a gambling system that guarantees success at the casino.
Examples
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After studying for months, he claimed to have invented a foolproof gambling system for blackjack.
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She followed a popular gambling system but still left the roulette table empty-handed.
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He developed a new gambling system for poker.
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Many players believe in a lucky gambling system.
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After months of research, he introduced a revolutionary gambling system that significantly improved players' odds in slot games.
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Believing in a certain gambling system, she approached the poker table with confidence, hoping to increase her winnings.
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The excitement in the casino grew as more players flocked to try the latest gambling system that promised higher chances of winning.
Synonyms
A betting method that splits money across several outcomes to guarantee a profit
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'gambling' (risking money on chance games) + 'system' (a formal set of rules or procedures); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a method or set of rules used for gambling. This noun–noun compound follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common logic (a system for X), so the sense is immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.
Etymology
Gambling system comes from the simple image of a plan you can follow: gambling means betting and system means a set of steps or rules, like a recipe or a small machine. People hope that by following such a plan they will 'win', so the phrase means 'a set of rules or a method to try to increase your chances when betting'.