turn of the cards
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Accompanied by Mr. Litsinger's nephew Fred, a timid youth of 27, she met the gamblers, who inveigled the young man into staking the money on a turn of the cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps there are reasons why the roll of the dice and turn of the cards sometimes appear to obey the bettor's will.
From Time Magazine Archive
A dear friend saw her home, the house over her head, all she possessed, go in a breath on a turn of the cards in that dreadful place.
From Blindfolded by Walcott, Earle Ashley
Mrs. Kinloch was every moment more eager in her manner; a novice, waiting for the turn of the cards in rouge et noir, would not have manifested a greater anxiety as to the result.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 by Various
It was with mingled emotions that I set sail next day for the foreign land to which I had been exiled by a turn of the cards.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
