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A system and method for setting up and managing a lottery pool in a communication network. Multiple pools are managed and operated by a lottery pool manager. A lottery pool is instantiated and made available to members of the lottery pool site to participate in available open lottery pools. Any member of the lottery pool site can purchase a spot in a pool accessible to them, as long as either there are open spots to be purchased and the time of pool closing has not passed. The pool is closed when all the spots of the pool are sold or the date/time of pool closing is passed. Pool information is passed to a purchasing group, which purchases lottery tickets for the pool and posts those tickets. After the lottery pool drawing event, the winning numbers are posted. Any winnings are calculated and distributed.
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