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
Slamet	SLAH-met	Indonesian, Javanese
MelÁNia	-	Hungarian, Slovak
Cierra	see-ER-ə	English (Modern)
Dickinson	['dikinsən]
Baz	BAZ	English (British)
InÁCio	-	Portuguese