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Lotería de Pozo is a variant version of the traditional Mexican Lotería, where the basic rules apply.For this version, before the game begins, players agree on how many pozos are to be completed in a row, column or diagonal pattern.
A lottery is a form of gambling which involves selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random. Lotteries are outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing their own national (state) lottery.
Sociedad Estatal Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (Spanish for "State Society for State Lotteries and Wagers"; SELAE) is a Spanish state-owned company.Assigned to the Spanish Ministry of Finance, it is responsible for the management, operation and marketing of all types of lotteries and gambling nationwide or whenever they exceed the scope of a region.
It was founded on June 12, 1834, through a Supreme Decree of General Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada, provisional president of Peru.Through the General, it was in charge of the charitable establishments of Lima.
A classic Neapolitan tombola. Tombola is a traditional game played throughout Italy.Neapolitan tombola—today's most popular version—is thought to have originated in 1734 following the new king's decision to tax winnings of the similar game Lotto, then widely-played throughout Naples. [1]
The story describes a mythical Babylon in which all activities are dictated by an all-encompassing lottery, which people must live by, and has full control over many's lives, a metaphor for the role of chance in one's life.
Former Bucharest head office of the Bank of Roumania at 11, Calea Victoriei, [1] now an annex of the palatial headquarters of CEC Bank across the street. The Bank of Romania (Romanian: Banca României, French: Banque de Roumanie), from 1903 Bank of Roumania Ltd., was Romania's oldest bank and its largest financial institution in the late 19th century, [2]: 329 created and controlled by the ...
The first stamps inscribed "POSTA ROMANA" were issued in January 1865; the three values depicted Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza in profile, facing right. These did not last long in use, as Cuza was deposed the following year, and new stamps depicted Prince Carol I , also in profile, but facing left, and in a style very similar to contemporary ...