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

So when I saw this weak one staking his money against them, Betting upon the turn of the cards, I knew what was coming: They never left their pigeons a single feather to fly with.

From Poems by Howells, William Dean

Because he was hired to: because his masters, the MacMorroghs, and their master, North, have staked their roll on this last turn of the cards.

From Empire Builders by Hambidge, Jay

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