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===Lotteries=== {{main|Lottery}} A defining feature of a lottery is that winners are selected purely by chance. Marketing and other discussions regarding lotteries often mention luck but tend to underplay the actual prospects of winning, which are usually millions to one against.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Stearns|first1=James M.|last2=Borna|first2=Shaheen|date=1995-01-01|title=The ethics of lottery advertising: Issues and evidence|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00873735|journal=Journal of Business Ethics|language=en|volume=14|issue=1|pages=43β51|doi=10.1007/BF00873735|s2cid=154717674 |issn=1573-0697|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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