Lotteries were particularly popular in the New World in the 18th century. Benjamin Franklin used one to pay for the cannons that helped win the American War of Independence, and they were also used to pay money to the army.
Lotterier walikuwa hasa maarufu katika Dunia Mpya katika karne ya 18. Benjamin Franklin kutumika mmoja kulipa kwa mizinga ya kuwa ilisaidia kushinda vita ya Uhuru wa Marekani, na pia kutumika kulipa fedha kwa jeshi.