The Gambler is the sixth studio album by American singer Kenny Rogers, released by United Artists in November 1978.

The album reached many markets around the world, such as the Far East and Jamaica, with Rogers later commenting "When I go to Korea or Hong Kong people say 'Ah, the gambler!'"

In Britain, both the title cut and the album did very well in the country market, but both failed to reach the top 40 of the pop charts.

After United Artists was absorbed into EMI/Capitol in 1980, The Gambler was reissued on vinyl and cassette on the Liberty Records label.

Several years later, Liberty issued an abridged version of the album, removing the track "Morgana Jones".