The act or practice of play* ing games for stakes or wagers; gambling; the playing at any game of hazard. An agreement between two 6r more persons to play together at a game of chance for a stake or wager which is to become the property of the winner, and to which all contribute. In re Stewart (D. C.) 21 Fed. 398; People v. Todd, 51 Hun, 446, 4 N. Y. Supp. 25; State v. Shaw, 39 Mlnn. 153, 39 N. W. 305; State v. Morgan, 133 N. C. 743, 45 S. E. 1033
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
