game of chance
noun phrase
: a game (such as a dice game) in which chance rather than skill determines the outcome
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Native Americans have been playing with dice in games of chance for more than 12,000 years, according to a new paper published in the journal American Antiquity.
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ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
The randomness feels like a wicked game of chance.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
It was developed only 300 to 500 years ago—by mathematicians trying to understand how games of chance worked.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
The randomness feels like a wicked game of chance.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
It was developed only 300 to 500 years ago—by mathematicians trying to understand how games of chance worked.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for game of chance
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“Game of chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20of%20chance. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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