Money given to a gambler to allow him or her to pay debts without suffering the consequences. A form of enabling. Bet: The amount of money, goods and/or services that is risked in a gamble.

A game of chance where the players use a board which is divided up into squares. The squares are all numbered, and the numbers are picked randomly from a container. The first person to match the numbers located on their game card in a row – vertically, horizontally, or diagonally – wins.

A gambling card game in which players try to acquire cards with a face value as close as possible to 21 without going over.

A gambling facility that normally includes all or a combination of the following: slot machines, video games, card games and other games of chance such as keno, craps and bingo. Patrons of casinos usually need to be of a minimum age to be allowed inside.

Games such as pull-tabs, bingo, tip-boards, paddle-wheels, and raffles that are operated by religious or other nonprofit groups under state regulations.

Games such as pull-tabs, bingo, tip-boards, paddle-wheels, and raffles that are operated by religious or other nonprofit groups under state regulations.

The urgent need to keep gambling –often with increasingly larger bets and/or risks— in order to make up for a loss or series of losses.

A voluntary agreement between an Indian tribe and the state that regulates its tribal gaming.

Poker games (such as Hold’ Em and Omaha) that are played using community cards that are dealt face up in the center of the table.

Poker games (such as Hold’ Em and Omaha) that are played using community cards that are dealt face up in the center of the table.