Numbers Racket (Noun)
Meaning
An illegal daily lottery.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The police cracked down on the numbers racket that had been operating in the city for years.
- He made a living running a numbers racket in the neighborhood, but it was a precarious existence.
- The organized crime syndicate used the numbers racket to launder money and fund other illicit activities.
- She lost her life savings playing the numbers racket, thinking she could beat the odds.
- The numbers racket was a lucrative business, but it was also a magnet for trouble and violence.