The Capitol Lottery

[Emberleaf]

So, I was thinking about money. And a lottery would be fun.

Anyways, the point of the lottery is that everyone puts in $5 and one person, selected by a random number generator, gets 80% of all of the money put in. ((The remaining 20% goes to our wonderful gamemakers, of course!)) The lottery could have a winner per week, and then reset itself (so people would have to enter again.) ((Or you could do it like a real life lottery-everyone picks 4 numbers, RNG picks 4, if nobody picks the right ones the money goes on for another week.))

In order to enter the lottery, your character would have to be:

• A resident of the Capitol/A Games winner
  
• 18 or older
  
• An active character (we can't have characters that are just to enter the lottery.)
  
• Not be an Avox
  

Also, if many people enter, it's a good way to drain people's cash, because the chance of winning will be absurdly low.

Just to clarify, you wouldn't be able to enter more than once per drawing, either.

So? How about it? Maybe the poll was unnecessary, but post your feedback!

[Lulu]

Games winners get $10000^^ And I do like the idea of some sort of lottery - members do need other ways to earn money sometimes. So we'll keep this in mind, definitely^^

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[malone]

I think it is a great idea, but I would also like to see a lottery of sorts in the districts. Perhaps at a much lower return rate. This would give district characters a chance to win the lotto, but still keep it better for capitol residents.

[gemmawolf]

I love the idea and I think the suggestions are great, too, but the only thing that I would think about is how to gauge the 'activity' of a character, regarding them being made for the lottery.
Simple ideas? A time-span to wait, a larger charge for the first time a character enters, something like that which would deter people because it is too much hassle or too expensive. It would put me off (if I did that sort of thing...).

[мυтт]

_{I like the idea, too!
But, I agree with malone. I'd love to see this expanded to the districts, but as stated, with a much lower return rate; likely one of around 50% , with the remainder split between Peacekeepers, Gamemakers, etc. It would be a sufficient way to earn money ^^^^.}

[Telcontar]

I think this would be an exciting thing to do if your character is over 18 or a Capitol resident.

But I don't think it could be extended to the districts - the people there struggle enough to simply get food, it wouldn't make sense to go and spend money on a lottery!

[мυтт]

_{Never thought of that aspect, Telcontar x3
Yet in the books, Katniss mentions (briefly) those gamblers in her district who waste away their money betting on the Games and other things. It was a sentence in passing, a filler, but it noted that there was some form of gambling within the district. Perhaps this could just be one of the ways to do so.}