Casting lots
To cast lots or draw lots is to make a random selection. A process for drawing lots is described at Drawing straws ยง Process.
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Casting lots or drawing lots may refer to:
- Cleromancy, a form of divination .
- Lottery, a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers for a prize .
- Sortition, the practice of randomly selecting political officials from a larger pool of candidates .
- Drawing lots (cards), the practice, in card games, of cutting or drawing a random card to determine seating, partners, or first dealer.
- Drawing straws, using cut straws to select a random outcome .
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