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
Hokolesqua	-	Native American, Shawnee
Eveline	EV-ə-leen (English), EV-ə-lien (English), ay-və-LEE-nə (Dutch), ay-və-LEEN (Dutch)	English, French, Dutch
In'am	-	Arabic
Senja	SEN-yah	Finnish
Stellan	-	Swedish
Dot	DAHT	English