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Definition of Game of chance
1. Noun. A game that involves gambling.
Generic synonyms: Gambling, Gaming, Play, Game
Specialized synonyms: Fan Tan, Fantan, Drawing, Lottery, Craps, Roulette, Banking Game
Definition of Game of chance
1. Noun. (games probability) A game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables rather than strictly by strategy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Game Of Chance
Literary usage of Game of chance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"The question for our decision is whether the machine referred to in the case is
an " instrument or means of wagering or gaming at a game of chance," within ..."
2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"A game of chance is "a game which is decided or some advantage therein lost or
... 1t is a matter of universal knowledge that a game of chance, to wit, ..."
3. Ruling Case Law as Developed and Established by the Decisions and by William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich (1916)
"as tenpins or bowls is not a game of chance for betting at which the participants
are guilty of gaming. On the other hand the Chinese game of fantan is a ..."
4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1909)
"... and designed for the purpose of playing any game of chance for money or
property," etc.; the indictment charging that defendant "did . . . set up and ..."
5. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"The question for our decision is whether the machine referred to in the case is
an " instrument or means of wagering or gaming at a game of chance," within ..."
6. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"A game of chance is "a game which is decided or some advantage therein lost or
... 1t is a matter of universal knowledge that a game of chance, to wit, ..."
7. Ruling Case Law as Developed and Established by the Decisions and by William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich (1916)
"as tenpins or bowls is not a game of chance for betting at which the participants
are guilty of gaming. On the other hand the Chinese game of fantan is a ..."
8. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1909)
"... and designed for the purpose of playing any game of chance for money or
property," etc.; the indictment charging that defendant "did . . . set up and ..."
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