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parimutuel betting parimutuel betting
parimutuel betting , system of cooperative wagering invented (c.1870) in France by Pierre Oller. According to the system, the holders of winning tickets divide the total amount of money bet on a race (the pool), after deductions for tax and racetrack expenses. The uniqueness of parimutuel betting... Read more
Autotote Corp Autotote Corp
Autotote Corporation 750 Lexington AvenueNew York, New York 10022U.S.A.(212) 754-2233Fax: (212) 754-2372Web site: http://www.autotote.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1979 as Autotote Systems, Inc.Employees: 935Sales: $176.2 million (fiscal 1996)Stock Exchanges: AmericanSICs: 7372 Prepackaged... Read more
Penn National Gaming Inc Penn National Gaming Inc
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Wyomissing Professional Center825 Berkshire Boulevard, Suite 200Wyomissing, Pennsylvania 19610U.S.A.Telephone: (610) 373-2400Fax: (610) 376-2842Web site: http://www.pennnational.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1972Employees: 1,870Sales: $171.5 million (1999)Stock... Read more
dog racing dog racing
dog racing trials of speed between dogs. Now contested on oval tracks, the sport developed from the ancient practice of coursing, in which specially trained dogs chase game animals in the open field. Whippets chased live rabbits until the protests of humane groups had the practice outlawed.... Read more
compurgation compurgation
compurgation , in medieval law, a complete defense. A defendant could establish his innocence or nonliability by taking an oath and by getting a required number of persons to swear they believed his oath. Compurgation, also called wager of law, was found in early Germanic law and in English... Read more
Thomas Colley Thomas Colley
Colley, Thomas (d. 1912) The archdeacon of Natal and rector of Stockton, a Church of England parish, and an ardent English psychical investigator. For a period of 40 years preceding his death in 1912, Colley had many extraordinary psychical experiences. Although he participated in the exposure of... Read more
Punctuality Punctuality
534. Punctuality Fogg, Phileas completes world circuit at exact minute he wagered he would. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days ] Gilbreths disciplined family brought up to abide by strict, punctual standards. [Am. Lit.: Cheaper by the Dozen ] Jones, Casey legendary railroad... Read more
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Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ
Ben‐Hur: A Tale of the Christ, novel by Lew Wallace, published in 1880 and dramatized by William Young in 1899.Against the background of the life of Jesus is told the story of Judah Ben‐Hur, a Jewish patrician youth wrongly accused by his former friend Messala of attempting to... Read more
Great Expectations Great Expectations
GREAT EXPECTATIONS UK, 1946 Director:David Lean Production:Rank/Cineguild; black and white, 35mm; running time: 118 minutes. Released May 1947 by Universal-International Pictures. Producer:David Lean; screenplay:David Lean and Ronald Neame with... Read more

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Wager, Pascals:
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Wager, Pascal's: see PASCAL.

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