Casting lots

To cast lots or draw lots is to make a random selection. A process for drawing lots is described at Drawing straws § Process

Casting lots or Drawing of lots may refer to:

• Cleromancy, a form of divination
• Lottery, a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers for a prize
• Sortition, the practice of randomly selecting political officials from a larger pool of candidates
• Drawing lots (cards), the practice, in card games, of cutting or drawing a random card to determine seating, partners or first dealer.