(obsolete, or, historical, US) A gambling place where punters could bet on the numbers which would be drawn in lotteries.
1856, New York (State) Legislature: Senate, Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, Volume 2, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=3vRBAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA212&dq=%22policy+shop%22%7C%22policy+shops%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2c5BVejiBKa5m…
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