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Chicago, IL: Man returns from card game and is shot. He says he knows who killed him, but dies before he can say who it is. (source)
Queens, NY: Man found shot dead in his car believe to have been killed for his dominoes winnings. (source)
Edneyville, NC: Man stabbed in fight over a card game. (source)
Casal di Principe, Italy: One man at a card game shot 18 times in a mafia execution, part of a mafia civil war. (source)
Luoyang, China: Not really a criminal incident, but … three victims of a multi-car crash (three killed, dozens injured) sit and play cards while waiting for police to arrive. (source)
San Diego, CA: Woman stabs mother to death during a card game. (source)
Mdantasane, South Africa: Four kids beaten up by police who caught them playing dice. (source)
Phomolong, South Africa: Man shot to death by police while playing dice game. (source)
Note: I think we should add “don’t play dice games in public in South Africa” to our previous rule “don’t play dominoes in public in Jamaica”.
Athens, GA: Passerby shot in foot when passing by an argument over a craps game. (source)
NYC, NY: 13 year old boy shot dead while chatting with friends playing dice. (source)
Covington, GA: Four guys shot and robbed at a dice game. The shooter was known to the men, and didn’t actually get a lot of money for his trouble. (source)
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