Guys, I'm sorry -- it's my fault that your block lotto got shut down. I asked if I could start one myself, and when told no, I asked why not, if other threads such as yours are allowed to have them. Apparently the powers that be didn't realize you were running a block lotto, which they say is a no-no, and hence why they're stopping it now.
It was not my intention to get you shut down at all -- I'm so sorry! I do hope that a way can be found to allow lottos (or whatever they should be called), because I'd really like to start one myself...