Meaning | players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots. |
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Synonym | drawing |
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Narrower | lucky dip | A game / 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 |
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numbers pool, numbers game, numbers racket, numbers | 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 |
tombola | A lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum |
Broader | game of chance, gambling game | A game / game that involves gambling |
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Spanish | lotería, loto |
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Catalan | loteria |
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