• DICE

1. v. talis or tesseris ludere; alea or aleam ludere (to play at dice): aleam exercere (Tac.); aleam studiosissime ludere; aleae indulgere (to be a dicer; to gamble): forum aleatorium calefacere (litterally; “to keep the dice-board hot [forum, from forus], Oct. ap. Suet., Oct., 71).

2. [Vid. DIE, s.] (where the phrases will be found).