A betting pool, sports lottery, sweep, or office pool if done at work, is a form of gambling, specifically a variant of parimutuel betting influenced by lotteries, where gamblers pay a fixed price into a "pool" (from which taxes and a house "take" or "vig" are removed), and then make a selection on an outcome, usually related to sport, the vig is also known as juice, under-juice, the cut or the take, is the amount charged by a bookmaker, or "bookie", for taking a bet from a gambler?
Vigorish Vigorish, or simply the vig, also known as juice, under-juice, the cut or the take, is the amount charged by a bookmaker, or "bookie", for taking a bet from a gambler. In the United States, it also means the interest on a shark's loan. The term originates from the Russian word for "winnings", выигрыш "vyigrysh".
Vending machine A vending machine is an automated machine that provides items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes and lottery tickets to consumers after money or a credit card is inserted into the machine. The first modern vending machines were developed in England in the early 1880s that dispensed postcards. Vending machines exist in many countries, and in more recent times, specialized vending machines that provide less common products compared to traditional vending machine items have been created and provided to consumers.