numbers pool

numbers pool

noun
1.
Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
2.
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numbers pool

noun
an illegal daily lottery 
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