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.

Industry: Gambling

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Gambling; Lottery

A colloquial term referring to a number or number combination that has never been drawn.

Under drawn

Gambling; Lottery

A digit that over a period of time is drawn less often than the norm. These numbers are favoured because they can only reach normality by being drawn.

Underdrawn

Gambling; Lottery

A digit that over a period of time is drawn less often than the norm. These numbers are favoured because they can only reach normality by being drawn.

Wheeling system

Gambling; Lottery

A way of organising and playing a set of numbers to improve the chances of winning multiple prizes.

Withholding

Gambling; Lottery

The anticipated tax amount deducted from prize payments.

Bonus Match 5

Gambling; Lottery

Bonus Match 5 is a numbers game organised by the Maryland Lottery. The Lottery selects five winning numbers ranging from 1 to 39 every evening. A Bonus Ball will then be drawn from the remaining 34 ...

Bonus Gopher 5

Gambling; Lottery

Similar to the Gopher 5 lotto, Bonus Gopher 5 has a sixth Bonus ball drawn. Players still get five numbers on their ticket and they still need to match the first 5 numbers drawn to win the jackpot. ...