#gambler  a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
  supertype:  person__individual__someone__somebody__mortal__human__human_being__humanbeing__soul  a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
  subtype:  ex-gambler  a former gambler
  subtype:  bettor__better__wagerer__punter  someone who bets
     subtype:  taker  one who takes a bet or wager
     subtype:  caller.bettor  the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands
  subtype:  bookie__bookmaker  a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
  subtype:  croupier  someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
  subtype:  high_roller  a gambler who wagers large sums
  subtype:  loser  a gambler who loses a bet
  subtype:  odds-maker__handicapper  someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)
  subtype:  crap-shooter__shooter  a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
  subtype:  plunger__speculator  someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
     subtype:  hedger.plunger  someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
     subtype:  operator.plunger  a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
     subtype:  scalper  someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper"
        subtype:  ticket_tout__tout  (British) someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
     subtype:  venture_capitalist__venturecapitalist  a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)
  subtype:  sporting_man  someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting events
     subtype:  Edwardian  someone belonging to (or as if belonging to) the era of Edward VII
  subtype:  winner  a gambler who wins a bet
     subtype:  prize_winner__prizewinner__lottery_winner__lotterywinner  the winner of a lottery

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