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  2. Slot machine - Wikipedia

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    In a more traditional wagering game like craps, the player knows that certain wagers have almost a 50/50 chance of winning or losing, but they only pay a limited multiple of the original bet (usually no higher than three times). Other bets have a higher house edge, but the player is rewarded with a bigger win (up to thirty times in craps).

  3. Name That Tune - Wikipedia

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    Name That Tune is an American television music game show.Originally created and produced by orchestra conductor Harry Salter and his wife Roberta Semple Salter, the series features contestants competing to correctly identify songs being played by an on-stage orchestra or band.

  4. DealDash - Wikipedia

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    DealDash is a bidding fee auction website. It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. [1] [2] [3]Users buy "bids", which are credits priced at 13 cents each, which increase the listed price of the item by 1 cent.

  5. Pyramid (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    Pyramid is an American game show franchise that has aired several versions domestically and internationally. The show was developed by Bob Stewart.The original series, The $10,000 Pyramid, debuted on CBS on March 26, 1973, [6] and spawned seven subsequent Pyramid series.

  6. The $64,000 Question - Wikipedia

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    The $64,000 Question is an American game show broadcast in primetime on CBS-TV from 1955 to 1958, which became embroiled in the 1950s quiz show scandals. Contestants answered general knowledge questions, earning money which doubled as the questions became more difficult.

  7. Bernie Madoff - Wikipedia

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    Bernard Lawrence Madoff (/ ˈ m eɪ d ɔː f / MAY-dawf; [2] April 29, 1938 – April 14, 2021) was an American financial criminal and financier who was the admitted mastermind of the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, worth an estimated $65 billion.

  8. List of con artists - Wikipedia

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    Gregor MacGregor (1786–1845): Scottish con man who tried to attract investment and settlers for the non-existent country of "Poyais". [2]Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756–1791): Chief conspirator in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, which further tarnished the French royal family's already-poor reputation and, along with other causes, eventually led to the French Revolution.

  9. Jeopardy! - Wikipedia

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    In the David Foster Wallace short story "Little Expressionless Animals", first published in The Paris Review and later reprinted in Wallace's collection Girl with Curious Hair, a character competes and wins on 700 consecutive Jeopardy! programs in three years, [256] and then uses her winnings to pay for the care of her brother, who has autism ...