See buy the rack on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "In reference to the racks on which gambling tickets were once offered for sale.",
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"ref": "1949, Ernest Evred Blanche, You Can't Win: Facts and Fallacies about Gambling, page 66:",
"text": "If there are ten horses in each race, there are 100 possible selections, and the total cost of “buying the rack” would be $200.",
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"To place bets on all possible combinations for the daily double."
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"(gambling) To place bets on all possible combinations for the daily double."
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