Gambling

Gambling

The activity or practice of betting or playing a game of chance for money or other stakes. Gambling activities include horse racing, slot machines, boxing, playing-card and dice games, cockfighting, recreational billiards and darts, bingo, lottery, and many others.

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annuity

Gambling; Lottery

It is like a mortgage. Lotteries sometimes use annuities to create higher jackpots than they have the cash for. An annuity backed jackpot winner collects the money in installments ...

bonus ball

Gambling; Lottery

A seventh ball drawn in the UK National Lottery. Matching 5 numbers and the 'Bonus Ball' wins the second highest prize.

Bonus Gopher 5

Gambling; Lottery

Similar to the Gopher 5 lotto, Bonus Gopher 5 has a sixth Bonus ball drawn. Players still get five numbers on their ticket and they still need to match the first 5 numbers drawn ...

Bonus Match 5

Gambling; Lottery

Bonus Match 5 is a numbers game organized by the Maryland Lottery. The Lottery selects five winning numbers ranging from 1 to 39 every evening. A Bonus Ball will then be drawn ...

box bet

Gambling; Lottery

A way of betting a three or four digit number that will pay off if those three or four numbers are drawn in any order. For example 245, 452, 425 would win if the selected number ...

boxed

Gambling; Lottery

A way of betting a three or four digit number that will pay off if those three or four numbers are drawn in any order. For example 245, 452, 425 would win if the selected number ...