It's probably an effective way to prevent bots (or even humans) from spamming the lottery if entry to the lottery was free or gated by a one-off fee. The exploi

It's probably an effective way to prevent bots (or even humans) from spamming the lottery if entry to the lottery was free or gated by a one-off fee. The exploitative part is mostly that these per-application fees are pocketed by a private company.