Middle America
adventurer
betting ring
bettor
boneshaker
bourgeoisie
burgherdom
cardshark
cardsharp
cardsharper
compulsive gambler
crap shooter
fourth-rater
gambler
gamester
hazarder
jerkwater
measly
mediocrity
middle class
middle order
middle orders
niggling
no prize
nobody special
nonentity
nothing special
one-horse
pettifogging
petty
picayunish
piddling
piffling
piker
player
plunger
poky
punk
punter
puny
second-rater
sharp
sharper
sharpie
silent majority
small beer
small potatoes
small-beer
small-time
speculator
Ciceronian
Panamanian
Third World
aesthetical
blackleg
calm-eyed
class-conscious
dodd
forest-crowned
highest-profile
horse race
landside
lily-fingered
linksto
self-obsessed
semi-professional
sure-thing
thuggish
tin-pot
u.s.-backed