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kalo-kalo

kalo-kalo  n.— «No wonder scores of kalo-kalo banks sprang up overnight as beneficiaries of rentier era.» —“Were You Better Off Under IBB?” by Tunji Bello THISDAY (Nigeria) Oct. 30, 2002. (source: Double...

kalo-kalo

kalo-kalo
 n.— «Kalo-kalo: 1. One armed bandit. 2. Amusement arcade game machines.» —by Babawilly Babawilly’s Dictionary of Pidgin English Words and Phrase (Nigeria) , 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

whale

whale  n.— «In the parlance of the casino industry, a huge bettor like Mr. Kashiwagi is a “whale,” which surely makes Mr. Trump his Ahab.» —by Robert Johnson Wall Street Journal June 28, 1990. (source: Double...

takeout

takeout  n.— «The OJC receives 9.5 cents per dollar wagered through the mutuels and turns back approximately 50 per cent of its takeout to the horsemen in purses.» —“Backstretch bookmaking at racetrack, OPP charge” by James...

rebate shop

rebate shop  n.— «Rebate shops have no such overhead to cover and give most of it back to their customers. Typically, that amounts to between 3 and 12 per cent of the amounts bet, even as high as 18 per cent on some exotic bets...

rebate shop

rebate shop  n.— «Laurel Vice President Jim Mango traced the bet to the island of St. Kitts, site of a suspected rebate shop.» —“Rebates Knock Betting Off Track” by Andrew Beyer Washington Post Feb. 1, 2001...

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