numbers racket

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Noun numbers racket has 1 sense

numbers pool, numbers game, numbers racket, numbers - an illegal daily lottery
--₁ is a kind of lottery, drawing

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Numbers Racket

Noun: a form of illegal gambling in which bets are made on what numbers will be drawn in a random lottery game.

Example sentences:

I heard that some people got involved in the numbers racket and made a lot of money.
The police raids shut down several operations involved in the notorious numbers racket.