Gamble

game

game gamed gam·ing : to play for a stake : gamble ...

An act of bravado played by loading one bullet into one chamber of a revolver in which the cylinder has five or six positions spinning the cylinder thus moving the bullet randomly to one of the six positions of the cylinder pointing the gun to ones head and pulling the trigger If the bullet is in firing position the player is usually killed Such a game may be played on a dare or in some places as part of a gamble...

Pyramid

To enlarge ones holding or interest in a series of operations on a continued rise or decline by using the profits to buy or sell additional amounts on a margin as where one buys on a 10 margin 100 shares of stock quoted at 100 holds it till it rises to 105 and then uses the paper profit to buy 50 shares more etc The series of operations constitutes a pyramid A similar process of reinvesting gains or winnings as of a gamble but not involving operation on margin is called a parlay...

Punt

To play at basset baccara faro or omber to gamble...

To play or game for money or other stake...

Marriage, Promise of

Marriage, Promise of, need not be in writing, although an 'agreement in consideration of marriage' must be, by s. 4 of the Statute of Frauds. So it was decided, overruling an earlier decision to the contrary, about 200 years ago, and the question does not appear to have been raised since 1717. In early times the spiritual courts enforced specific performance of the promise, and this jurisdiction was not formally abolished until the reign of George II., by 26 Geo. 2, c. 33. In an action for the breach of the promise, the parties were excepted amongst others) from the general abolition of admissibility of parties as witnesses under the Evidence Act,1851, but this exception was removed by the Evidence Further Amendment Act, 1869, under which, however, the plaintiff may not 'recover a verdict' unless his or her testimony be corroborated by some other material evidence in support of such promise. The mere non-answering of a letter is not, however, sufficient corroboration, Wiedman v. Walpol...

Macco

A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century...

VerbarMonte

A favorite gambling game among Spaniards played with dice or cards...

organized crime

Groups of persons organized for illegal purposes such as bootlegging conducting illegal gambling loansharking extortion etc a general term encompassing most forms of criminal groups but especially those that are consolidated into ldquofamiliesrdquo more or less recognizing each others different regions of operation sometimes considered synonymous with the mafia or the syndicate...

Slot machine

A machine the operation of which is started by dropping a coin into a slot for delivering small articles of merchandise showing ones weight exhibiting pictures throwing dice gambling etc...

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