turn of the cards
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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
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
We must stake all on one turn of the cards.
From Kid Wolf of Texas by Powers, Paul S. (Paul Sylvester)
To the wonder of all, though it was the last turn of the cards, the king won, and Wild Bill picked up sixteen hundred dollars.
From Wild Bill's Last Trail by Buntline, Ned
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
