ghetto lottery

Definitions

1. 1

   A financial windfall obtainable by a socioeconomically disadvantaged person.

   • Marcia’s father, known in his neighborhood as “Duke,” became quite a gambler, betting on horses, dogs, boxing matches, and even policy, or “playing the numbers,” which was the ghetto lottery, so to speak.
   • It's called the ghetto lottery. Perp got handled a little too rough by a cop? He calls the People's Law office and sues the department for millions.

The neighborhood