Definition: players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
Similar words: gambling game, game of chance
Definition: a game that involves gambling
Synonyms: lottery
Definition: something that is regarded as a chance event
Usage: the election was just a lottery to them
Similar words: accident, chance event, stroke, fortuity
Definition: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
Usage: winning the lottery was a happy accident; the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck; it was due to an accident or fortuity