Definition of "chuck-a-luck" [chuck-a-luck]

• A gambling game in which players bet on the possible combinations of three thrown dice. (noun)

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• "Originally a brothel, the Jungle Inn was an open casino offering huge crowds of gamblers craps, a Greek dice game called barbut, chuck-a-luck, roulette, cards, and even bingo for the ladies."
• "Beardless youths … try their hands at the ‘Mexican monte,’ ‘high-low’ ‘chuck-a-luck,’ and lose their all."
• "In the gambling tents the games included three-card monte, ten-die, strap game, chuck-a-luck, faro, and keno."