Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
casual bettor — An occasional and irregular bettor who is not guilty of crime of engaging in betting and gambling organized and carried on as a systematic business. Bamman v. Erickson, 288 N.Y. 133, 41 N.E.2d 920, 922 … Black's law dictionary
bookmaking — See bookmaker. * * * Gambling practice of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets on the outcome of sporting events and other competitions. Horse racing is perhaps most closely associated with bookmaking, but boxing, baseball, football … Universalium
Glossary of poker terms — The following is a glossary of poker terms used in the card game of poker. It supplements the Glossary of card terms. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon poker slang terms. This is not intended to be a formal … Wikipedia
Equestrian Sports — ▪ 2009 Introduction Thoroughbred Racing. United States. A seemingly invincible three year old colt named Big Brown took American Thoroughbred racing by storm during the 2008 spring classic season. In the 134th Kentucky Derby on May 3, Big… … Universalium
Handicapping — For handicap as it refers to disabled persons, see Disability. For the evolutionary theory proposed by Israeli biologist Amotz Zahavi, see Handicap principle. Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through… … Wikipedia
Gambling — Gamble redirects here. For other uses, see Gamble (disambiguation). Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. 1594 Ga … Wikipedia
poker — poker1 /poh keuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that pokes. 2. a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire. [1525 35; POKE1 + ER1] poker2 /poh keuhr/, n. a card game played by two or more persons, in which the players bet on the value of their hands,… … Universalium
Sport Select — is to a group of sports betting games offered by Canada s provincial governments. In Quebec, the program is known as Pari sportif, in Ontario and Atlantic Canada it is known as Pro Line while in British Columbia, it is known as Sports Action.… … Wikipedia
Poker — is a type of card game in which players bet on the value of the card combination ( hand ) in their possession, by placing a bet into a central pot. The winner is the one who holds the hand with the highest value according to an established hand… … Wikipedia
Cheating — Cheat redirects here. For other uses, see Cheat (disambiguation). Cheating refers to the breaking of rules to gain advantage in a competitive situation. The rules infringed may be explicit, or they may be from an unwritten code of conduct based… … Wikipedia
