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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Double

Gambling; Lottery

A 3 or 4 digit number that contains two numbers of the same digit such as 433. The attraction of doubles is that their payoff in 'Box Bet' and 'Combo' bets is doubled.

Combo

Gambling; Lottery

A way of betting a three digit number that covers all possible combinations of sequences.

Double-double

Gambling; Lottery

A four-digit number made up of two doubles. Example; 1221.

Exact order

Gambling; Lottery

Numbers drawn in the same order sequence as played.

Exotic numbers

Gambling; Lottery

Unusual or uncommon set of numbers.

Draw

Gambling; Lottery

The lottery game results showing the winning numbers.

Video lottery terminal (VLT)

Gambling; Lottery

Electronic games of chance played on a video screen. They often simulate popular casino games such as blackjack, poker, or spinning-reel slot machines (for all about 'Slot Machines' click here). ...