Watch the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z81ra5x7S-4

The lottery he describes, another person that survived in that town describes how the last ticket pulled would survive, but the others all died in different ways. Crusifixions, burning, assassinations, the runner up had his legs smashed and the winner, you can see the winner in the beginning of that video.

A way to take an entire city with minimal or zero losses even when outnumbered 10-1. Only in Vegas, where your addiction to gambling can get you killed.