The outcome of the wager is often immediate, such as a single roll of dice, a spin of a roulette wheel, or a horse crossing the finish line, but longer time frames are also common, allowing wagers on the outcome of a future sports contest or even an entire sports season. Gambling thus requires three elements to be present: consideration (an amount wagered), risk (chance), and a prize. Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ('the stakes') on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted.
For other uses, see Gamble (disambiguation), Gambler (disambiguation), Betting (disambiguation), and Bets (disambiguation).Ĭaravaggio, The Cardsharps ( c. 'Gamble', 'Gambler', 'Betting', and 'Bets' redirect here.
