Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word TAMBIOLO
TAMBIOLO
Definitions of TAMBIOLO
- (Philippines, gambling) A fish bowl or barrel-shaped container where balls used in a raffle or a lottery are placed. In the case of a raffle, tickets may also be used. Can be made out of wire, glass, clear plastic, etc. Often has a handle, which, when rotated, mixes up the balls or tickets.
- (Philippines, chiefly political) A system by which the government gives out assets, such as land, supposedly at random, but which some feel is actually rigged.
Number of letters
8
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using TAMBIOLO in a Sentence
- The game is sometimes referred to as "Chinese jueteng", The latter game is where jueteng in the Philippines comes from as 37 is the traditional number of lottery balls or raffle tickets used to draw out a winning number, but now played with balls or raffle tickets in a tambiolo container that is spun or a bottle-shaped receptacle or small-necked phial receptacle that is shaken, instead of using dice and cards.
- Despite being illegal, the game of jueteng or wahoy is still practiced illegally in secret, which to combat it, the government runs government-regulated and funded lotteries on television and online called "Lotto" under PCSO (Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office), which also sometimes uses a tambiolo for some of their raffle games.
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