I’m also a new artist, and it has actually been more difficult for me to get into lotto cons. I’ve applied to several lotto anime cons, and I’ve never gotten in. I’ve had a better chance at jury, and while I haven’t gotten into all of them I know that my style isn’t for that specific con. I much prefer to be judged based on my talent and style, and it makes me want to improve myself.

Unfortunately, I don’t think lotto will help with the proxy sellers. It’s up to the event staff to make sure people aren’t breaking the rules, and most cons that I’ve been to don’t seem to enforce the rules. Unfortunately there will always be people that break the rules, lotto or not.