lotteries — (caijuan, caipiao) Playing the lottery (caijuan/caipiao) is a popular recreational activity in contemporary China. Lottery selling has become a multi billion dollar business in recent years: $6 billion were generated through selling paper tickets … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
lotteries — Britain did not have a national lottery until 1994 when the government finally approved the project despite strong opposition. The National Lottery is run by a private company, Camelot, which was given the franchise (= licence) to run it by the… … Universalium
Lotteries in Australia — include various lottery related products licensed by Australian lottery companies. Lotteries operators are licensed at a state or territory level, and include both state government owned and private sector companies. As of August 2008, the major… … Wikipedia
Lotteries in the United States — are run by individual jurisdictions. Most states have amended or re written their constitutions to allow for a legal lottery. (Additionally, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands each operate a lottery.) In the U.S.,… … Wikipedia
lotteries — lot·ter·y || lÉ‘tÉ™rɪ / lÉ’t n. game of chance in which a large number of tickets are sold and the winner is determined by randomly choosing one of the tickets, raffle; something whose outcome is determined by chance … English contemporary dictionary
NSW Lotteries — Agency overview Formed 1930 Jurisdiction Government of New South Wales Web … Wikipedia
New Zealand Lotteries Commission — The NZ Lotteries logo Agency overview Formed 1986 Headquarters Wellington … Wikipedia
The Association for Legalizing American Lotteries — was an illegal lottery disguised as an organization in 1936.Time (magazine) wrote on Monday, April 20, 1936:One way to get around the U. S. laws against lotteries is to think up a high sounding name for an organization, enroll members at so much… … Wikipedia
South Australian Lotteries — is a lottery company that operates in the Australian state of South Australia. It is owned by the South Australian Government. SA Lotteries syndicates national games (including Saturday Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto) and has its own games (including … Wikipedia
Manitoba Lotteries Corporation — The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC) is a Crown Corporation that operates and manages two casino properties: McPhillips Station Casino and Club Regent Casino in Winnipeg, Manitoba. MLC also operates video lottery terminals (VLT), and is… … Wikipedia
