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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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
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Don Sweeney, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2025
The latest dustup has deep roots in the history of the Texas Lottery Commission, which launched in May 1992 after voters, six months earlier, had given the state constitutional permission to establish the games of chance to boost the state's sagging revenues.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Drawings take place daily after the draw entry closes at 6:30 p.m.
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
—Don Sweeney
july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
At times, projected images of a forest, an explosion or pieces from a game of chance add specificity to a pale background.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Don Sweeney, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2025
The latest dustup has deep roots in the history of the Texas Lottery Commission, which launched in May 1992 after voters, six months earlier, had given the state constitutional permission to establish the games of chance to boost the state's sagging revenues.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Drawings take place daily after the draw entry closes at 6:30 p.m.
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
—Don Sweeney
july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
At times, projected images of a forest, an explosion or pieces from a game of chance add specificity to a pale background.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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 Aug. 2025.
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