haus laki
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From haus (“house”) + laki (“lucky”).
Noun
- casino
- 1994, anonymous author, Kirap![1]:
- Bilong helpim yu na yu no ken pundaun gen, yu mas abrusim ol poroman bipo yu save pilai laki wantaim ol na ol ples bilong pilai laki, olsem haus laki samting.
- Roddy tried just about every form of gambling —horse races, dog races, football pools, gambling casinos.