GAMBLING

2. The act of playing games of chance for money or other stakes, often with the hope of winning.
7. box In video gaming, a virtual item that can be purchased or earned within a game and contains random contents, often used as a form of microtransaction.
8. Small, typically cube-shaped objects marked with numbers or symbols on each side, used in various games of chance and skill.
9. Small, typically round tokens used in gambling to represent money or value in lieu of cash.
11. A casino game in which players place bets on where a ball will land on a spinning wheel divided into numbered compartments.
12. A sum of money or other valuable item placed as a wager on the outcome of a game or event.

1. A popular card game played in casinos, where players try to achieve a hand totaling 21 or as close to it as possible without exceeding it.
3. A compulsive and harmful dependence on a substance or activity, such as gambling, characterized by an inability to control one's behavior despite negative consequences.
4. branch of biology that deals with the study of the nervous system and its relationship to behavior, including the biological mechanisms underlying addiction and other mental processes.
5. Flat, usually rectangular pieces of cardboard or plastic used in playing various games, often marked with symbols or numbers.
6. A card game involving betting and skill, where players attempt to win money or chips by forming the highest-ranking hand or by bluffing.
10. ticket A ticket purchased for a chance to win a prize in a lottery, typically involving the random drawing of numbers or symbols.