Talk:Raffle
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[edit] Tombola
Half of this entry sounds made up, especially since the use of the word 'tombola' and the very definition it links to do not match. Sources? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.30.20.103 (talk • contribs) November 18, 2007
- I'm not particularly volunteering to track down sources for this, but tombola is certainly correct, and is a common term for a small lottery at a party or fair in Italy (or among Italian-Americans). - Jmabel | Talk 23:37, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, I hadn't noticed this silliness (which I've cut):
The Tombola is popularly heralded as the creation of Sussex born Thomas Bowler who worked closely with his brother-in-law, Al Seery, on the invention for his wife's, and Seery's sister's forthcoming birthday party. The success was such that Seery manufactured and sold the TomBowler at his local market stall - without applying for a patent however, his product was quickly copied and bettered and an invention that could have netted a huge sum in future profits was, essentially given to the community as open source.
[edit] Reverse Raffle
Anyone want to write about reverse raffles - of which there are several versions? --Bill.albing (talk) 15:56, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
