Lotto (noun)

A gambling game in which players purchase numbered tickets and a drawing is held to determine the winner or winners of a prize.

Origin:

From italian lotto meaning "a lot" or "a prize", the word refers to a type of gambling game in which players purchase numbered tickets, and a drawing is held to determine the winner or winners of a prize.

Examples:

1. He buys a lotto ticket every week, hoping to win the big prize.
2. The lotto drawing is on Saturday, I can't wait to see if I won.
3. I never played lotto before, but my coworkers convinced me to buy a ticket.
4. I heard that the lotto jackpot is over a million dollars this week.
5. He always plays the same numbers on his lotto ticket, it's his lucky combination.