A perfectly absurd and stupid fellow, and a gambler too, I am told.
Anyone who answers "yes" to more than seven questions is likely a compulsive gambler.
At the Elysee, Morny, adulterine son of Hortense, a hero of the Bourse and successful gambler, supported his half-brother by his energy and counsels.
Burke was a gambler, they hint, in Indian stock, like his kinsmen Richard and William, and like Lord Verney, his political patron at Wendover.
Cubby, who was a big gambler, decided he would play baccarat every evening.
Distinguishing the casual gambler from the true addict can seem difficult, but problem gamblers often exhibit several warning signs.
He married in 1766 Lady Dorothy Cavendish (1750-1794), daughter of the 4th duke of Devonshire, and was succeeded as 4th duke by his son William Henry (1768-1854), who married a daughter of the famous gambler, General John Scott, and was brother-in-law to Canning.
He was not a gambler, at any rate he did not care about winning.
His reputation as a rake and gambler was so well established at the very beginning of his career that when he was dismissed from office in 1774 there was a general belief among the vulgar that he had been detected in actual theft.
However, it is possible to treat the problem gambler.
If you are concerned about yourself or a loved one who might be an addictive gambler, address the facts about the situation and get help if the problem is causing major disruptions in any area of life.
In 1977 Atlantic funded the sessions for The Gambler but the results were so overblown that it was not released.
Most experts agree that the program gambler needs an individualized treatment plan if he/she is to fully recover.
Napoleon was experiencing a feeling of depression like that of an ever- lucky gambler who, after recklessly flinging money about and always winning, suddenly just when he has calculated all the chances of the game, finds that the more he considers his play the more surely he loses.
Now, you can become an innkeeper, a famous musician, or the richest gambler ever!
Only a gambler like Blair could stand a chance of winning " .
The earl was a great gambler, but he was wealthy enough also to spend money on improving his house at Althorp, which he beautified both within and without.
The gambler bluffed obnoxiously about her hand, hoping to deceive her opponents with bluster.
The king, himself a man of orderly life, detested him as a gambler and a rake.
The only thing which lets The Gambler down is the rather ropy dialog, which seems very thoughtlessly constructed at times.
The phrase "to levant," meaning to abscond, especially of one who runs away leaving debts unpaid, particularly of a betting man or gambler, is taken from the Span.
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This is money you can turn into a nice profit if you are a skilled gambler.
This was Dolokhov, an officer of the Semenov regiment, a notorious gambler and duelist, who was living with Anatole.