Lottery for Children on Shabbat
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Question
Is it permissible to hold a lottery for children on Shabbat?
Answer
It is forbidden, and it should be done after Shabbat. If the children are really anticipating it, there are alternative methods: you can hold the lottery on Friday and list several winners in a certain order. If the first winner comes on this Shabbat and has studied as required, he receives the prize. If not, the prize goes to the next name on the list, and so on.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 338, Paragraph 6) Mishnah Berurah (Sec. 24-25).