Lottery: 1) An entity that operates or administers lottery games – usually a governmental or quasi-government agency or a corporation licensed by a government. 2) A game in which all plays have an equal chance of winning. 3) A game with three components for the players: a prize to be won, a chance to win and not win, and an element of. Free lotto games let you play the lottery for free from any state, you can win a jackpot. Lotto-Logix Free Lottery Games Win Your LotteryAdvance copies of our new ebook, Win Your Lottery by Lotto-Logix (Robert Perkis) are now available. How To Win, Why We Lose. Be Smart, Play Smart® Must be 18 or older to play.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) or texting “ILGamb” to 53342.

Activated Pack: The status of a pack of instant tickets when the first winning ticket in the pack has been validated or the pack has been assigned to a retailer for a specified period of time.

Advance Bet: The ability of a player to purchase wagers on draws that will be held in the future. The number of draws and time span vary from lottery to lottery.

Advertised Jackpot: The minimum prize amount the lottery estimates it will pay to the winner of a specific draw over a set annuity period.

Aged Pack: A pack of instant tickets at a retail location that has not been opened for sale or that the retailer has had in his/her possession for a specified period of time.

Agent (Lottery): An entity authorized and licensed by a lottery to sell lottery products.

Amber Alert: An electronic missing/abducted child warning issued by a local, state or federal authority. Many lotteries provide Amber Alert warnings through their lottery terminals and other point-of-sale postings.

Annuity: Payments made to a prize winner that are annuitized over an extended period (typically 25 to 30 years), as opposed to a Lump Sum payment.

Back Pair: Wager option for player to select the last two numbers in a set of Pick 3 or Pick 4 draws.

Ball Draw Machine: A device which mechanically scrambles a set of numbered balls, and then randomly draws from that mix to determine the winning numbers for a specific game. Some games utilize multiple ball draw machines.

Bearer Instrument: A designation of a lottery ticket under which the winnings from the ticket are payable to the person possessing the ticket or to the order of the person who has demonstrated bearer status by signing the ticket as the owner.

Beneficiary (Lottery): The designated recipient(s) of a lottery’s profits.

Bingo (Instant): An instant game played with bingo letters and numbers.

Bonus Number: A number drawn in some games in addition to the regularly-drawn set of numbers.

Book: A set of instant lottery tickets. Instant lottery tickets are sold in fan folded sets of perforated tickets with each of these sets comprising a book. The number of tickets in a book is often dependent on the price of a ticket – $1 tickets may be packaged in books of 300 tickets and $20 tickets may be packaged in books of 100 tickets.

Box(ed) Bet (Any Order): Wager option in which a player wins if selected numbers are drawn in any order, not just order as drawn (straight bet). Payment is lower than a combination bet.

Break-Open Ticket: A predetermined outcome lottery ticket in which players open panels on the ticket to determine if they won. These games are typically offered by charity organizations but are also popular with some lotteries. (See also Pull Tab.)

Broadcast: The process of sending messages, such as winning numbers, through the lottery network to the lottery terminals.

Cancelled Ticket: A terminal-printed ticket which is voided after it has been generated by a terminal.

Cash-for-Life Game: A lottery game which offers a set prize payment to be made in installments to that winner for the duration of the winner’s life. Currently there are both instant and draw games that offer this prize option.

Cash In (VLT): The cash placed into a video lottery terminal by a player. Does not include credits played.

Cash Lotto: A lottery game with a fixed or rolling pari-mutuel payout in which the top prize can only be taken as a lump sum payment.

Cash Option/Payout: A single payment, rather than an annuity paid over a multiple-year period, awarded as a prize to a player. The lump sum value is determined by bond rates under which an annuity is purchased. (See also Lump Sum.)

Cash Out (VLT): Prizes paid out by a video lottery terminal when a player cashes out winnings.

Cashing Agent: Lottery retailer authorized to cash winning lottery tickets.

Central Computer: The computer handling all gaming and validation activity for the lottery. This system communicates with all the lottery terminals in retail locations.

Charitable Gaming: Some lotteries are responsible for charitable gaming in their jurisdictions – they may provide the games, licensing functions or other assistance for charitable organizations that conduct fundraising activities like bingo, raffles, Monte Carlo and other games. They ensure that charitable gaming is conducted according to the rules and regulations of the jurisdiction.

Claims Center: A location at which players can have tickets validated and collect prize amounts which exceed those payable by a retailer.

Claim Form: An official lottery form filled out by a player when claiming a prize of at least a specified value at the lottery (may also be used by certain lottery agents).

Claims Process: The procedure and/or paperwork involved in awarding a prize to a player.

Combination Bet: A wager option in which a player selects a box bet and a straight bet for one set of numbers. A 3- or 4-digit number is played straight and every combination of that number is covered. Cost depends on the number of combinations.

Commission: 1) The percentage of sales provided to a lottery retailer as an incentive to partner with a lottery as a lottery agent. 2) The governing body of a lottery, which operates in either an advisory or authoritative capacity.

Consignment Billing: A billing option that gives the retailer a chance to sell ticket packs before they are billed. This option allows retailers to have more ticket stock on hand without having to pay for it up front.

Corporate Account: Chain of stores or very large merchants (retailer/agent). Retailer with multiple locations in one jurisdiction, or throughout the country with a central headquarters.

Daily Game: Games, such as Pick 3 and Pick 4, which have a daily draw. Some lotteries also offer multiple draws per day.

Dates Game: A terminal-based game in which the player selects and wagers on a series of dates. Winners are selected randomly by a draw machine, and prizes are awarded for matches.

Demographics (Player): The statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density, distribution and vital statistics. The study of total size, sex, territorial distribution, age, composition and other characteristics of human populations; the analysis of changes in the make-up of a population.

Disclaimer: A denial or disavowal of legal claim, relinquishment of or formal refusal to accept an interest or estate, a statement establishing liability/responsibility or non-liability/non-responsibility by an organization.

Double: A three- or four-digit game that contains two numbers of the same digit, i.e. 122.

Double Double: A four-digit number made up of two doubles, i.e. 1221.

Draw Certification: A process by which systems and drawings are verified. An official record of the results of a drawing that is signed by a drawing manager/supervisor, and in some instances by an independent auditor.

Draw Game: The current name some lotteries use for computerized numbers games (daily numbers, lotto); they were originally called “online games” to distinguish them from early “offline” versions that were manually calculated and tracked. (See also Jackpot Game, Online Game and Terminal-Based Game.)

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): The electronic banking process which utilizes clearing house transactions to deposit or debit authorized accounts.<

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