High roller in a casino (5)

I believe the answer is:

whale

(Other definitions for whale that I've seen before include "It breathes through a blowhole" , "Large marine mammal" , "Patch of oil, on water" , "Mammal like Moby Dick" , "Great sea mammal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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