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numbers pool

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noun

  1. Also called numbers game,.  Also called numbers,.  Also called numbers racket.  an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.

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