video karera

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English

Etymology

video + Tagalog karera (race), from the horse racing games played in the machines.

Noun

video karera (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines, informal) An illegal betting game using an arcade machine playing horse racing.
    • 1995, Philippines. Congress (1987- ). Senate, Journal of the Senate
      Some of these forms of illegal gambling are: jueteng, video karera, tong-its, loteng, horse race bookies, sakla, last 2, jai-alai bookies, hi-lo, monte, various carnival games, and pula-puti.
    • 2005, Armando Ang, Greed & Scams, Inc: Corruption, Deception, Forgery, Fraud, Hoax, Kickback, Quackery, Swindle, Rip-off, Etc:
      The paraphernalia: video "karera" machine. (PDI, PS, October 16, 2004) PNP and the Military The two vanguards of the country's peace and order never had it so good, especially for the officials. Despite their meager salaries, some of them ...
    • 2012, Official Gazette:
      ... 2000, she was the caretaker of the “video karera" of Lauro Buluran; she was at Mata St. and Panday Pira St. waiting for her work time; Lauro, Rodelio, Onyo and Danny Manalo were drinking in front of the house of Onyo; they started drinking ...