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Bolita (Spanish for
Little Ball) is a type of
lottery which was po****r in the
latter 19th and
early 20th
centuries in Cuba and
among Florida's working...
- The
Bolita bean is an
heirloom variety of
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
endemic to New
Mexico and
southern Colorado. It is a small, round, and sweet...
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pearl supposedly symbolizing a year
spent in prison. Pearling,
called '
bolitas', has
become a
common practice among Filipino sailors,
especially among...
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amarillo (similar to papa
rellena but made with
yellow plantain), and
bolitas de
plantain (plantain dumpling).
Fried plantain may be
served as a snack...
- been held
every year since.
Beginning in the late 19th century,
illegal bolita lotteries were very po****r
among the
Tampa working classes, especially...
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gangs concentrated on the "policy racket", also
called the
numbers game, or
bolita in East Harlem. This was a
gambling scheme similar to a
lottery that could...
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Valdivia to the Aysén Region, this game is
called bochas contrary to the word
bolitas used
further north. The word
bocha is
likely derivative of the Germans...
- small-town
murder trial of Ruby McCollum, the
prosperous black wife of the
local bolita racketeer, who had
killed a
racist white doctor. She also
contributed to...
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known as the
Italian lottery, and it was
known in
Cuban communities as
bolita ("little ball"). By the
early 20th century, the game was ****ociated with...
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death in 1954.
Trafficante was
heavily involved in the
operation of
illegal bolita lotteries.
During his reign,
Trafficante was a well-respected boss with...
