numbers game


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
numbers game
noun
  • 1 often derogatory the use or manipulation of statistics or figures.
  • 2 (also numbers racket) N. Amer. a lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, a lottery, etc.
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