Luck

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Luck, or 'chance' can be defined in may ways:

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"

or (more humorously, or 'honestly'):

• "An imaginary substance used as a substitution for skill by numerous players who unwillingly finance the expansion of casino industry around the world." cardshark

Luck is also the name of a village in Polk County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,210. We don't know how many people there are considered to be gamblers!