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someone betting money like it personally insulted them and lost.
means A person who gambles, spends, or stakes large amounts of money, often flamboyantly and without apparent worry about the cost.
from American slang from around the turn of the 20th century, born in the gambling halls of the era. The image is literal: rolling dice in games like craps, with the 'high' marking the size of the stakes. From the dice table it spread to anyone who throws money around with the same reckless confidence.
- casino comps
- Whales get free jets, suites, and forgiven losses
- origin
- From 1880s gamblers rolling high-stakes dice
- the math
- Casinos profit even from their biggest winners
- player rating
- Pit bosses secretly track every chip you wager
binion's horseshoe high roller — world series of poker tournament at las vegas casino, est. 1973, $10,000 buy-in event
aria high roller — observation wheel in las vegas, 550 feet tall, opened 2014
high roller suites — luxury gambling rooms at macau casinos with $100,000+ minimum bets