Definition of "lotto" []

• A game of chance similar to bingo. (noun)
• A lottery, typically with an accumulating jackpot, in which participants play numbers of their choice in a random drawing. (noun)

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• "The New York Times considers whether playing the lotto is “irrational.”"
• "I made a block for the Block Lotto on quilting. about.com - and I almost showed a photo here - forgot that it was still sneak peek time for the November lotto - so I will show it in a few days, when it's November, and the lotto is officially opened."
• "A block lotto is when you make a number of blocks (usually limited to 5 or 6) and send them in to a central hostess - at the end of the month, she draws lots for the blocks, based on how many blocks you sent in."