[il-talk] Electronic Lottery

[Bruce C. Paul]

Hi All,
I started looking into the problem of generating electronic lottery tickets, or at least creating a system that generates and stores lottery tickets electronically.  Before I start pursuing any red herrings, I wanted to send you an example of a lottery as a template for my search:
How to Make a Lottery
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| How to Make a LotteryLotteries are fun and easy ways to make money. This will show you how to make your own lottery. Get a ticket holder. You will put all of your tickets in here. Other... |
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If this looks correct the steps to create a lottery in code are straight forward.  I will put together an example that uses a simple web form and file system database.  The main difficulty lies in creating one set of electronic tickets, verifying there is only one set of tickets, and securely transmitting the receipt for the purchase of these tickets.  I will write up a design document.
If anyone has comments or wants to find/create something for use by the NFB, let me know.
Regards,Bruce C. Paul