Gambling and Pool

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Gambling noun - The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize).

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Pool and gambling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pool" instead a noun "Gambling".

Nearby Words: gamble, gambler, gambled

Pool noun - A small often deep body of water.

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Gambling and pool are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gambling" instead a noun "Pool".

Nearby Words: pooled, pooling, poolroom, pooler

An episode of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids involved Rudy encountering a pool shark at the pool table of the local bowling alley, which led to a lesson about avoiding gambling.

Source: Bad Guys Play Pool
It's especially shown at the end of the scene in which Connolly fails to convince the Dead End Kids to stop gambling at a pool hall and come play basketball.

Source: Film / Angels with Dirty Faces
No, the closest they actually got to gambling was when Jesse and Joey played a game of pool.

Source: Hustling the Mark

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