Which type of gambling involves selling numbered tickets and awarding prizes to holders of winning tickets?

• A. Geolocation
• B. Handicap
• C. Integrated affiliates module
• D. Lottery

Answer: (D)

A lottery is a form of gambling built around selling tickets that carry numbers and then drawing numbers at random to determine winners. If your ticket has the winning numbers, you receive a prize, and prizes can range from small amounts to a large jackpot. This setup—tickets with assigned numbers and prizes awarded to those with the winning numbers—defines a lottery.

Geolocation is about confirming a player’s location for regulatory or licensing reasons in online gambling. Handicap refers to adjustments used in betting to level odds in sports wagering. An integrated affiliates module is a software feature used to track and manage affiliate referrals. None of these involve selling numbered tickets or awarding prizes based on winning ticket numbers, which is why they don’t describe a lottery.