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Lottery

A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. It usually involves the organizer selling a large amount of numbered tickets and conducting draw to select the winning numbers. Lotteries are usually run to raise revenue in addition to taxes by government agencies.

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Lottery

Powerball

Gambling; Lottery

Powerball is an American lottery game operated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), a consortium of lottery commissions in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...

Keno

Gambling; Lottery

A lotto game in which several numbers (typically 20) are drawn from a large field of numbers (typically 80). Players select a set of numbers from the main field (usually a minimum of 3 numbers up to ...

Lotto

Gambling; Lottery

A game where players select a small group of numbers (usually six) from a large set (usually 49) and are awarded prizes based on how many match the randomly drawn result. In a typical lotto game, a ...

Lottery

Gambling; Lottery

A game where players select a small group of numbers (usually six) from a large set (usually 49) and are awarded prizes based on how many match the randomly drawn result. In a typical lotto game, a ...

Mega Number

Gambling; Lottery

A separate drawn number used in SuperLotto Plus of the California Lottery. Players choose 5 numbers from 1 to 47 and a MEGA number from 1 to 27. There are 9 ways to match and win. In fact, you can ...

Lump sum payoff

Gambling; Lottery

A large jackpot that the winner elects to receive as a lump sum cash payment rather than an annuity over several years.

Jackpot

Gambling; Lottery

The payoff prize for a lotto or lottery game. Usually If no one wins, they roll over to the next drawing and increase in size/amount.

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