Meaning of ghetto lottery | Babel Free

Definitions

A financial windfall obtainable by a socioeconomically disadvantaged person.

US, figuratively, idiomatic

Examples

“The experts all agree⟳ that sports betting and the numbers game—the ghetto lottery—are the biggest sources of income for the mob, and this money is used to finance other rackets like⟳ narcotics, loansharking, pornography, and the infiltration of legitimate businesses and unions.”

“Marcia’s father, known in his neighborhood as “Duke,” became quite a gambler, betting on horses, dogs, boxing matches, and even policy, or “playing the numbers,” which was the ghetto lottery, so to speak⟳.”

“It's called the ghetto lottery. Perp got handled a little too rough by a cop? He calls the People's Law office and sues the department for millions.”

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