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SCRATCH CARD [3 records]

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Record 1 2010-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lotteries
CONT

... adults may unwittingly encourage a gambling addiction in youth. For example, giving scatch-and-win cards as Christmas or birthday presents to children who are too young to buy them on their own.

CONT

Thanks to the Lotto and scratch cards and online casinos, more women than ever before are developing a gambling problem.

CONT

Most women are classified as "escape" gamblers who play repetitive, mind-numbing games like bingo, slot machines or scratch-off lottery cards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loteries
CONT

Au Québec, les jeux de hasard et d'argent se retrouvent sous différentes formes comme les casinos, les jeux de cartes, les loteries, les «gratteux», les bingos, les appareils de loterie vidéo, les courses de chevaux et les paris sportifs.

CONT

Combien de gens ont développé une dépendance à cause des gratteux et autres billets de loterie?

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organized Recreation (General)
  • Sales (Marketing)
DEF

A card with a section or sections coated in an opaque waxy substance which may be scratched away to reveal a symbol indicating whether a prize has been won in a competition.

OBS

Introduced in America in the early eighties and sold either as a gambling device or as a consumer incentive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loisirs organisés (Généralités)
  • Vente

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
CONT

A scratch without penalty may be made after the event re-entry card has been deposited in the box by filling out a scratch card and putting it in the box before the re-entry deadline time for the day of the meet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
CONT

Un forfait sans pénalisation peut être déclaré, après que la fiche de réinscription à l'épreuve ait été déposée dans la boîte, en remplissant une carte de forfait et en la déposant dans la boîte avant l'heure limite de réinscription pour le jour de la rencontre.

Spanish

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