gamble-play

noun

The process in which gambling is increasingly mediated by digital features, bringing it closer to a video game.

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Meanings

noungamble-play (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process in which gambling is increasingly mediated by digital features, bringing it closer to a video game.

Origin

From gamble + play. Coined by critic César Albarrán-Torres in 2018 under the original term gamble-play media.

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APA

gamble-play. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamble-play

MLA

“gamble-play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamble-play. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gamble-play,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamble-play.

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