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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daily game

Gambling; Lottery

This can refer to any game where winners are determined once a day, but usually refers to a numbers game such as the 'Daily 3' or 'Daily 4' games played in many states.

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.

double-double

Gambling; Lottery

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

draw

Gambling; Lottery

The lottery game results showing the winning numbers.

exact order

Gambling; Lottery

Numbers drawn in the same order sequence as played.

straight

Gambling; Lottery

A bet of 3 or 4 numbers that must be drawn in the exact order. The player attempts to match both the numbers drawn and the order in which they are selected. For example, if the numbers 1, 2, 3 are ...