gambling vs sporting

gambling

noun
  • An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome. 

sporting

noun
  • The act of taking part in a sport. 

adj
  • Exhibiting sportsmanship. 

  • Fair, generous; ‘game’. 

  • Pertaining to sports 

How often have the words gambling and sporting occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )