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
Edgar	ED-gər (English), ed-GAHR (French)	English, French
SalİH	-	Turkish
Alfredas	-	Lithuanian
Coyle	[kɔil]
Branca	BRAN-ka (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Kanda	-	Thai