Lottery

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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Instant game

Gambling; Lottery

A lottery game that is played with the player scratching to remove a latex coating to determine if the ticket is a winner.

Natural selection

Gambling; Lottery

A selection of numbers made by the player as opposed to a 'Quick Pick' or 'Lucky Dip' selection.

Lucky dip

Gambling; Lottery

A random selection of numbers made by a game computer instead of the player.

Repeat

Gambling; Lottery

A number that contains at least one of the digits that was drawn the previous day or the previous draw.

Spiel

Gambling; Lottery

An add-on feature to a lotto game. For an additional fee an extra set of numbers (typically four to six numbers) is printed on the bottom of a ticket. Players win by matching one or more of these ...

Pull tabs

Gambling; Lottery

A game similar to the lottery game. Tickets sell for 25 cents or 50 cents or even more and typically offer prizes ranging from free tickets to $500. Each ticket has perforated windows which open ...

Power Play

Gambling; Lottery

An option in the Powerball Lottery game. Players have a chance to multiply their prizes (except the jackpot) by up to 5 times with the Power Play option. For an extra $1 per play, a player is ...