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• Lottery mathematics — This article discusses the way to calculate various probabilities in a lottery game in which one selects 6 numbers from 49, and hopes that as many of those 6 as possible match the 6 that are randomly selected from the same pool of 49 numbers in… …   Wikipedia

• Lottery — ticket redirects here. For the film, see Lottery Ticket (film). For other uses, see Lottery (disambiguation). A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others… …   Wikipedia

• Lottery jackpot records — are a matter of some interest to both participants and observers of this form of gambling.It is often said that the annual Christmas lottery in Spain, the Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad, is the largest in the world. In 2003 its prize fund… …   Wikipedia

• lottery — lot‧te‧ry [ˈlɒtəri ǁ ˈlɑː ] noun lotteries PLURALFORM 1. [countable] a game of chance in which people buy tickets with numbers on and some people win prizes. Lotteries are often used to raise money for the government or for a charity: • The… …   Financial and business terms

• lottery — noun allotment by chance, bet, chance, draw, drawing, gamble, game of chance, lot, raffle, sors, sortitio, sweepstake, wager Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 lottery …   Law dictionary

• Lottery (disambiguation) — Lottery can refer to: * Lottery a game of chance often used in gambling * NBA Lottery a lottery used to determine draft order in the National Basketball Association * Postcode lottery a phrase used in the United Kingdom to describe the… …   Wikipedia

• lottery — [n] drawing chance, door prize, gambling, game of chance, Lotto, luck of the draw, numbers game, raffle, sweepstake; concepts 28,363 …   New thesaurus

• lottery — [lät′ər ē] n. pl. lotteries [MFr loterie < MDu loterije < lot, LOT] 1. a game of chance in which people buy numbered tickets, and prizes are given to those whose numbers are drawn by lot: sometimes sponsored by a state or organization as a… …   English World dictionary

• game of chance — index lottery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 game of chance n. A game in whi …   Law dictionary

• lottery — /lot euh ree/, n., pl. lotteries. 1. a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes. 2. any scheme for the distribution of… …   Universalium

• Lottery machine — A lottery machine is the machine used to draw the winning numbers for a lottery.Early lotteries were done by drawing numbers, or winning tickets, from a container. In the UK, numbers of winning Premium Bonds (which were not strictly a lottery,… …   Wikipedia