Sentence examples of "apuestas" in Spanish with translation "gamble"

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Fueron las apuestas que lo llevaron a su ruina. It was gambling that brought about his ruin.
Tanto a mi padre como a mi hermano mayor les gustan las apuestas. Both my father and my brother are fond of gambling.
"¿Vas a comprar un boleto de lotería?" "No creo que tenga suerte para las apuestas." "Are you going to buy a lottery ticket?" "I don't think I'm lucky at gambling."
Apostar le trajo la ruina. Gambling brought about his ruin.
Él perdía el tiempo apostando en carreras de caballos. He wasted his time on gambling at the horse races.
Tienes que dejar de apostar de una vez por todas. You've got to give up gambling once and for all.
Apostar excesivamente provoca los mismo cambios en el cerebro que la adicción a las drogas. Excessive gambling causes the same brain changes as a drug addiction.
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