lottery

Noun
  1. Something that is regarded as a chance event (synset 107331744)
    "the election was just a lottery to them"
    is a type of: accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke - anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
  2. Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots (synset 100509102)
    is a type of: gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling
    subtypes:
    • tombola - a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
    • lucky dip - a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random
    • numbers, numbers game, numbers pool, numbers racket - an illegal daily lottery
    • raffle - a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
    • sweepstakes - a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
    same as: drawing

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