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Essay: "Britons are poor conversationalists." | Expression: "You played with words to rob him off his eyes."
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Lines: "Betting or gambling has been defined as..." #1 (permalink) Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:06 am   Lines: "Betting or gambling has been defined as..."		  
Hi

Could you please explain the following lines to me? Does it mean that when a person bets or gambles, he puts the ownership of his property at total risk?
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Betting or gambling has been defined as the determination of the ownership of property by an appeal to chance.


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Lines: "Betting or gambling has been defined as..." #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:21 am   Lines: "Betting or gambling has been defined as..."		  
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I don't think so-- it just means that gambling is a way of deciding ownership through chance/luck.
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