bug
n.— «Three-digit lottery games with daily drawings, such as the one that starts Tuesday in Georgia, are virtually identical in format to longtime illegal games—the “Bug” in Atlanta, the “Numbers” up north, and the “Bolita” among the Hispanic communities of South Florida.» —“Experts say state lotteries compete with illegal numbers games in cities” by Charles Walston Atlanta Constitution (Ga.) Aug. 8, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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