Luck
of the
Draw
Definition
Luck of the Draw is an idiom referring to a result or outcome which is based on chance.
Luck of the Draw is an idiom referring to a result or outcome which is based on chance.
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Gambling is the act of risking something, often money, for the chance of getting something more. Sometimes people gamble or make bets on competitions they are a part of but gambling most often happens on something the people have no control over. People often bet on card games, slot machines, sports, and much more. While gambling is often swayed by probability, it largely revolves around taking a chance out of one's control in hopes of getting a reward.
Gambling has been around since ancient times. There is evidence of it in writing and equipment found in tombs and other locations. Gambling was also regulated and severely limited in ancient China, Rome, Egypt, and several religions. It is believed that gambling started when people began to cast marked sticks or other objects to attempt to predict the future and intentions of the gods. From here, people began to bet on the outcome of these throws.
Poker is a card game played across the world. It is most popular in North America and has been called the national card game of the United States. There are several different variations of poker across the world, but all of these forms share core features. During a poker game the players must call (match) the bet, raise (increase) the bet, or concede (fold). Poker hands are made up of five cards and a hand's value is tied to its statistical improbability. Meaning the more improbable the hand, the higher it ranks.
Players bet on the principal that they have the best hand and then place, match, raise, or concede the bet based on that and the reactions of the other players. Players can also bluff, or pretend they have a good hand, in hopes other players will fold allowing them to win the bet even with a lackluster hand. Poker is almost always played with a standard deck of 52 cards but there are some variations. It is also common to see fake coins, often called poker chips, used as a stand in currency. Sometimes this is used to represent actual currency being bet on the game (as it is easier to break up and keep track of than using bills and coins) or in a more casual setting where no actual currency is being bet and the game is just for fun it is used to keep track of who is winning. While there are strategies for poker such as card counting and knowing when to fold, chance plays a large part in poker.
Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 21,000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 17,650 made the ultimate sacrifice.
Luck of the Draw is more than a war story. It’s the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death for months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his B-17 Flying Fortress.
Crashing weddings is so not my thing. I'd much rather stay home and watch HGTV . . . and ignore the fact that my life is messier than those fixer-upper houses. Because my jerk ex left, and the only thing keeping a roof over my sons' heads is my crappy telemarketing job.
But then I get a challenge from the Bad Luck Club, the group I joined to turn my luck around: Do something that breaks the rules. One ill-advised confession to my best friend later, I'm strapping on a pair of heels and crashing the wedding of two of the owners of Buchanan Brewery.
The last thing I expect is to meet someone, let alone the sexy younger bartender who calls me out and finds my lost shoes, something straight out of Cinderella. And the very last thing I expect is to fall for him.
It feels like I'm in a dream come true, a fairy tale, but the crap part about dreams is that they have to end. Or do they?
Over the years, Esmerelda Navarro has become quite used to her eccentric family. But when her mother has a dream that the entire clan must unite in Miami to restore their long-lost casino—which, unfortunately, is still in Cuba—Esmerelda isn’t exactly ready just drop everything for the occasion.
Then things get even more bizarre when her mother declares that Esmerelda must go to Las Vegas and collect her wayward little sister—a task made even more difficult by her sister’s apparent disappearance. Now, the situation has just become much more personal. And perilous.
Aided by an unlikely ally in tough-as-nails ex-NYPD detective Dennis O’Shea, Esmerelda must dive deep into the underworld of Sin City. And in this city of mobsters, gamblers, and party people, she’ll have to be smart, savvy, and incredibly lucky if she’s going to save her sister before someone deals her a seriously bad hand…
Buying a lotto ticket with her two best friends didn't change Zoe's life. Only following her heart would do that . . .
Sure, winning the lottery allows Zoe Ferris to quit her job as a cutthroat corporate attorney, but no amount of cash will clear her conscience about the way her firm treated the O'Leary family in a wrongful death case. So she sets out to make things right, only to find gruff, grieving Aiden O'Leary doesn't need-or want-her apology. He does, however, need something else from her. Something Zoe is more than willing to give, if only to ease the pain in her heart, a sorrow she sees mirrored in his eyes . . .Aiden doesn't know what possesses him to ask his family's enemy to be his fake fiancée. But he needs a bride if he hopes to be the winning bid on the campground he wants to purchase as part of his beloved brother's legacy. Skilled in the art of deception, the cool beauty certainly fits the bill. Only Aiden didn't expect all the humor and heart Zoe brings to their partnership-or the desire that runs deep between them. Now he's struggling with his own dark truth-that he's falling for the very woman he vowed never to forgive.
Jack Sweeny is a young man just trying to get a job. Turned down at another bank due to his criminal record he meets a girl, Rebecca, but also witnesses a 3 way shootout between 2 groups of criminals and the cops over a suitcase containing perfect plates for counterfeiting bank notes. Jack grabs the plates and attempts to sell them via his friend Zippo. However with at least three different groups ready to kill him for the plates, Jack finds it's just one double cross after another.
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