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Record 1 1998-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lotteries
DEF

A form of lottery played in the United States in which one may select any three digits from 001 to 999 and bet on them to appear in a specified order or in any combination by figures regularly published in newspaper (as clearinghouse or stock market receipts, pari-mutuel payoffs, or the cards in an article on contract bridge).

OBS

numbers: plural but singular or plural in construction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loteries
DEF

Loterie clandestine où les joueurs parient sur des numéros.

OBS

Renseignement communiqué par le Service de terminologie de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada.

Spanish

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