Crossword Clue:

GAME to gamble to play a game of chance

AnswerCrossword Clue
TURNChance to play in a game
EVERSTinker to ... to Chance (classic double play)
EVERSTinker to .. to Chance: old double-play combo
EVERSTinker to .. to Chance: classic double-play combo
EVERSTinker to ... to Chance (Cubs double play combo)
WAR"That mad game the world so loves to play," to Jonathan Swift