Meanings of run sweepstake in English

By early Saturday evening some Sunderland fans were running sweepstakes, with wagers placed on the day and hour of Steve Bruce's predicted sacking.

But in 2011, CapitalOne did a promotion inside a couple of Zynga games, and credit card companies have been running sweepstake-like promotions for years.

But in 2011, CapitalOne COF.N did a promotion inside a couple of Zynga games, and credit card companies have been running sweepstake-like promotions for years.