game of chance

English

Noun

game of chance (plural games of chance)

1. (games, probability) A game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables (chance and luck) rather than strictly by strategy.

   Hypernym: game

   Hyponyms: dice game, numbers game

   Coordinate terms: game of skill, strategy game; see also Thesaurus:game

   The state fair offers many family-friendly amusements, including tasty foods, games of chance, a petting zoo, and more.

   Some religious sects frown upon any games of chance, even if no gambling is involved.

Translations

game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables

• Arabic: لعبة حظ (lu3bat hazz)
• Catalan: joc d'atzar m
• Dutch: kansspel (nl) n
• Finnish: onnenpeli
• French: jeu de hasard (fr) m
• Galician: xogo de azar m
• German: Glücksspiel (de) n
• Hungarian: szerencsejáték (hu), hazárdjáték (hu)
• Italian: gioco d'azzardo (it) m, gioco di sorte
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hasardspill n

  Nynorsk: hasardspel n

• Polish: gra hazardowa f, gra losowa
• Portuguese: jogo de azar (pt) m
• Romanian: joc de hazard (ro) n, joc de noroc (ro) n
• Russian: азартная игра́ (ru) f (azartnaja igrá)
• Spanish: juego de azar m
• Swedish: hasardspel (sv) n
• Tagalog: larong sapalaran
• Turkish: şans oyunu (tr)

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• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} hazardludo

See also

• gambling