彩票 ,又称“奖券” ,俗称“白鸽票” ,是政府发行的一种有价证券。据史书记载 ,早在 1 5世纪 ,欧洲便开始流行彩票。1 776年 ,美国国会发行四种彩票筹集教育基金 ,协助建立了哈佛、耶鲁等著名大学。在我国 ,最早的彩票是在清朝末年 ,由江苏、安徽、湖北等地官府以“善后”、“ Lottery, also known as “lottery”, commonly known as “pigeon tickets” is a kind of securities issued by the government. According to historical records, as early as the 15th century, Europe began to popularize lottery tickets. In 1776, the United States Congress issued four lottery raising education funds to help establish well-known universities such as Harvard and Yale. In our country, the earliest lottery is in the late Qing Dynasty, from Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei and other places to “aftermath”, "