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One subject that we have missed on this board-- are to my knowledge only briefly touched on, are all the words and terms for gambling-

Here are some terms in general use which arise from gaming:

According to Hoyle
Ace in the hole
Back to square one
Blue chips
Break the ice
Chips are down
Dominoes
Draw the line
Ducks in a row
Four-flusher
Get a break
Hands down
Jackpot
Kingpin
Knuckle down
Leave in the lurch
Off the wall
On a roll
Open and shut
Pass the buck
Play for Keeps
Put up your dukes
Rack up
Rush pell-mell
Shoot the works
Showdown
Stand pat
Start the ball rolling