gambling establishment

collocation in English

meaningsofgamblingandestablishment

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gambling
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡæm.blɪŋ/us
/ˈɡæm.blɪŋ/
the activity of betting money, for example in a game or on a ...
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establishment
noun
uk
/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/us
/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/
a business or other organization, or the place where an ...
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(Definition ofgamblingandestablishmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The result is that the public-house produces only beer, that the betting shop produces only betting and that thegamblingestablishmentapparently produces only gambling, and not "bunnies" as well.
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Nobody has yet applied for a building licence for a casino orgamblingestablishment.
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Blount was a numbers banker and ran agamblingestablishment.
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The initial design had a central "casino" (not the modern usage as agamblingestablishment) with wings, but only the central block was built.
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Betting with a bookmaker and betting in a place other than agamblingestablishmentis an offense.
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Fergus then builds an opulent newgamblingestablishment, catering to the upper class.
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I hope that we shall abandon the fiction that we must provide gamblers with an equal chance with the gambling establishments.
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By 1852, there were 8 hotels, 4 banks, 17 general stores, 2 firehouses, 2 bookstores, 1 newspaper, 3 churches, and over 40 drinking/gambling establishments.
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Free food or drink is sometimes supplied in contemporary times, often by gambling establishments such as casinos.
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Finally, gambling establishments such as casinos are outlawed.
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Additional federal taxes of lesser economic importance include taxes on the importation or manufacture of spirits, beer, tobacco, automobiles and mineral oil, as well as on gambling establishments.
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