atypeofgambling, often on ahorserace, in whichpeoplepayasmallamountofmoneyandchooseaparticularhorse,team, etc. Thepersonwhochoosesthewinninghorse,team, etc.receivesall themoneypaidby everyoneelse.
Although the running of thesweepstakewould be done by local helpers, the cost would be kept down to a minimum.
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I will settle for £20 million for the hospitals, which would mean that thesweepstakeitself would be raising funds of about £50 million a year.
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Anyone who has visited that colony knows what success it has had with itssweepstake.
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At the moment, allsweepstakelotteries, except for one or two specialised ones, are illegal in this country.
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Asweepstakewas got up by the men, but the firm had nothing to do with it.
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I am informed that there is no foundation for the statement that the firm are conducting asweepstake.
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Why should we not have a similarsweepstakehere?
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I am wondering what happens supposing the promoter is found not to be very satisfactory in his conducting of thesweepstake.
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I am quite unashamedly in favour of a private body's being allowed to run thissweepstake.
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The proceeds from thesweepstakewould also help to increase the stakes, which would assist all engaged in racing.
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In addition, if thesweepstakewas started, many of the tickets would be bought abroad.
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Surely the right to a certainty in 1954 should not depend on a failure to have entered for thesweepstakein 1947.
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I would not want to set up some new bureaucracy conducting a nationalsweepstakewhere there is existing machinery which could run it efficiently.
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To apply to it the term "foreign lottery orsweepstake" is not correct.
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I meant asweepstaketicket connected with a lottery which would be illegal.
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