to je barem objasnjenje koje daje Thessaurus (pod brojem 5 je Numbers Racket)

1. lottery - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots drawing
2. tombola - a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
3. gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling
4. lucky dip - a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random
5. numbers game, numbers pool, NUMBERS RACKET, numbers - an illegal daily lottery
6. raffle - a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
7. sweepstake, sweepstakes - a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lottery

Veoma bitno je da se u ovom slucaju izvlacenje vrsi svakodnevno - u tome je razlika izmedju ove i ostalih lutrija, lota, binga, sportskih prognoza itd.)