lottery
Definition
Type of gambling in which winners are chosen by drawing of lots, from among those who have paid money to participate. Promotional schemes requiring a consideration (a purchase) to take part, and offering prizes only on the basis of random chance are considered a lottery and are generally illegal. In comparison, a sweepstake eliminates consideration and a contest eliminates chance.
lottery is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
lottery appears in the definitions of the following terms: game, gaming, sweepstake and contest
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