Lotteries, Instant Scratch Tickets, and Keno

Participation in a lottery involves people buy numbered tickets in a competition where prizes are awarded based on a random draw. They are often used to raise money, but outcomes are entirely based on chance.

In Australia, lotteries come in several forms. These include large public or commercial lotteries, trade promotion lotteries run by businesses as a promotion, community or charity lotteries, instant lotteries such as scratch cards, and raffles. While these types differ in how they are run, they all rely on random number selection to determine winners.

Keno is similar to a lottery but is usually played more frequently and often in venues like pubs and clubs. Players choose numbers from a set range, and then numbers are drawn at random. The more matches a player has, the more they can win.