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numbers game

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numbers game
n.
A lottery in which bets are made on an unpredictable number, such as a daily stock quotation.
numbers game, racket
n
(Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) US an illegal lottery in which money is wagered on a certain combination of digits appearing at the beginning of a series of numbers published in a newspaper, as in share prices or sports results Often shortened to numbers
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Noun1.numbers gamenumbers game - an illegal daily lottery            
numbers pool, numbers racket, numbers
lottery, drawing - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
Translations
numbers game
n → Zahlenspiel nt; to play the numbers game → Zahlenspielerei betreiben


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