Origin of Term "Yakuza"

Yakuza is the term used for organized crime members in Japan.

I read about the origin of the term in Wikipedia, and it is interesting. The name derives from a Japanese card game called Oicho-Kabu.

This game is like baccarat and blackjack. In this game, players add up the face values of their cards and, if the sum is over 9, they take the last digit as their score (like baccarat). The player closest to 9 without going over, wins (like blackjack).

The hand of 8-9-3 (ya-ku-za) is considered the worst hand, because it adds up to 20, which means a score of 0.

The Yakuza took this name because, to win with this hand, a player has to use a lot of skill, and not depend on luck.