“In a seemingly Utopian world where population control is a priority, citizens play the lottery at local ATM machines. The more they withdraw from the public account, the more chances they have to win the jackpot. Wade winds up a winner and now has to keep her end of the deal which makes the next slide all the more urgent. Rembrandt is arrested for trying to help a lottery winner reverse her fortunes.”
Edit: the part that is left out of the synopsis is that the more money one withdraws, the more chances they have at being awarded the death penalty
Reminds me of this
Sliders: Luck of the Draw
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0702744/
“In a seemingly Utopian world where population control is a priority, citizens play the lottery at local ATM machines. The more they withdraw from the public account, the more chances they have to win the jackpot. Wade winds up a winner and now has to keep her end of the deal which makes the next slide all the more urgent. Rembrandt is arrested for trying to help a lottery winner reverse her fortunes.”
Edit: the part that is left out of the synopsis is that the more money one withdraws, the more chances they have at being awarded the death penalty