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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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
Still, David’s love of games of chance also led to a tradition that the Milch sisters have been happy to continue: buying lottery tickets for the cast and crew.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
The inaugural season was won by Jeffrey Randall Allen, also known as Player 831, who beat out 999 competitors to take home $10 million, after a game of chance doubled the prize.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 May 2025
That’s a heavy loss for what are advertised as fun games of chance.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
Still, David’s love of games of chance also led to a tradition that the Milch sisters have been happy to continue: buying lottery tickets for the cast and crew.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
The inaugural season was won by Jeffrey Randall Allen, also known as Player 831, who beat out 999 competitors to take home $10 million, after a game of chance doubled the prize.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 May 2025
That’s a heavy loss for what are advertised as fun games of chance.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 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 8 Jun. 2025.
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