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sporting life
active interest in gambling on sports events
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bet, wager
the act of gambling
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gambling game, game of chance
a game that involves gambling
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throw
casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
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daily double
a single bet on two horse races in the same day
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exacta, perfecta
a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
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parimutuel
betting where winners share the total amount wagered
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parlay
a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
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place bet
a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second
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superfecta
a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order
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fan tan, fantan
a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)
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drawing, lottery
players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
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craps
a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
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roulette
a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
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banking game
any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
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cast, roll
the act of throwing dice
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flip, toss
the act of flipping a coin
