This article is about a type of lottery. For a cinematic reference to an execution device called a bolita, see The Counselor. For the sexual implant, see Pearling (body modification).
A set of bolita balls on display at the Ybor City State Park Museum, Ybor City
Bolita (Spanish for Little Ball) is a type of lottery which was popular in the latter 19th and early 20th centuries in Cuba and among Florida's working class Hispanic, Italian, and black population. In the basic bolita game, 100 small numbered balls are placed into a bag and mixed thoroughly, and bets are taken on which number will be drawn. Many variations on this theme were created. Bets were typically very small and sometimes sold well in advance, and the game could be rigged, by having extra balls of a given number or not including others at all. Other means of cheating included having certain balls filled with lead so they would sink to the bottom of the bag, or putting certain balls in ice beforehand so they would be cold and therefore easy for the selector to find by touch. Over time, Hispanics developed a name for each number in a system called La Charada or Las Charadas, creating a superstitious method for interpreting game outcomes or placing bets, many times in accordance with one's dreams the previous night.[1]
Today Bolita is played in the United States, among Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican groups.
^Taylor, T. Nelson (2011). Bolita. Tampa, Florida: T. Nelson Taylor Books. p. 438. ISBN 0-6155-2738-8.
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