Usage Note
Loto in France refers specifically to the national lottery (le Loto), operated by the FDJ (Française des Jeux). It is also a children's board game similar to bingo. The phrase c'est le loto ('it's a lottery') is used colloquially to mean something is unpredictable.
Examples
"Il a gagné au loto la semaine dernière."
Natural Translation
He won the lottery last week.

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