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Raffles. Selling any houses, plate, jewels, ships, goods, or other things by way of lottery or by lots, tickets, numbers or figures, was penalised by s. 36 of the (English) Lottery Act, 1721, of which Act all but ss. 36 and 37 was repealed by the (English) Statute Law Revision Act, 1867, and ss. 36 and 37 have also been repealed by the (English) Betting and Lotteries Act, 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5, c. 58), Part II. of which deals with lotteries, and the sale and distribution of tickets; there are exemptions for small lotteries incidental to certain entertainments (s. 23); private lotteries in certain cases (s. 24); and lotteries of art unions under the (English) Art Unions Act, 1846, which Act is amended by s. 25. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Games and Gaming.,' and see ART UNIONS AND LOTTERY.

A form of lottery in which each participant buys one or more chances to win a prize, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1266.