play the papers

To gamble. Primarily heard in US. If you keep playing the papers, you'll have no money left at all! I refuse to lend him any more money until he stops playing the papers!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Agricola	[ə'grikələ]
Phrixus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Heleentje	hay-LAY:N-tyə	Dutch
Yura	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Calogera	kah-lo-JE-rah	Italian
Siavush	-	Persian