"game of chance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: games of chance [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|games of chance}} game of chance (plural games of chance)
  1. (games, probability) A game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables (chance and luck) rather than strictly by strategy. Wikipedia link: game of chance Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: game of chance Hypernyms: game Hyponyms: lotto, bingo, roulette, two-up Related terms: game of skill, strategy game, gambling Translations (game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables): لعبة حظ (lu3bat hazz) (Arabic), joc d'atzar [masculine] (Catalan), kansspel [neuter] (Dutch), onnenpeli (Finnish), jeu de hasard [masculine] (French), xogo de azar [masculine] (Galician), Glücksspiel [neuter] (German), szerencsejáték (Hungarian), hazárdjáték (Hungarian), gioco d'azzardo [masculine] (Italian), gioco di sorte (Italian), hasardspill [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), hasardspel [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), gra hazardowa [feminine] (Polish), gra losowa (Polish), jogo de azar [masculine] (Portuguese), joc de hazard [neuter] (Romanian), joc de noroc [neuter] (Romanian), азартная игра́ (azartnaja igrá) [feminine] (Russian), juego de azar [masculine] (Spanish), hasardspel [neuter] (Swedish), larong sapalaran (Tagalog), şans oyunu (Turkish)

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