The World’s Biggest Lotteries
There are various types of lotteries and some of them are biggest lotteries. A person who wins a big lottery can change his/her fate with the jackpot amount. Lotteries are a type of gambling and hence it is legal in some countries and illegal in some nations.
In the beginning of the 20th century, most of the types of gambling were illegal in various countries. Lotteries were also not considered as legal in Europe and U.S.A until the period when the World War II was over. It was in the 1960s, the casinos and lotteries were started to be made legal as it was recognized that they are good medium to raise national revenue.
There are even few governments that organize national lotteries. Countries that include a national lottery are Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa and Australasia. Here we will discuss about the biggest lotteries in Europe. EuroMillions, Lott, Lotto 6/49, Joker 5/45, Super 6, etc are some of the biggest lotteries in Europe.
Among the various forms of lotteries played in Europe, EuroMillions is the biggest lottery. It is also known as Euro Lotto and it has the stakes of nine countries in Europe. Hence, it is obvious that the prize money of EuroMillions is enormous. The European Union is including new nations and hence that are chances that those new nations will feature their stake to the EuroMillions.
Big number of players takes part in the EuroMillions already and with new countries adding up to the list, popularity of EuroMillions will grow even bigger.
Rolling over of the jackpot amount is possible with EuroMillions. EuroMillions lottery takes place every week and if there is no winner in one week, then the amount of jackpot gets a rollover. Many people waits for the rollover jackpot as the amount of prize is very big.
The biggest lottery prize in Europe is 125 million pounds. This jackpot of EuroMillions lottery took place on 3rd February 2006 after the amount was rolled over eleven times. Three ticket holders (one from Portugal and two from France) won the prize, which is till the biggest amount.
Playing lottery without being completely aware of the rules can be very dangerous. Here we are focusing on some of the general rules of EuroMillions lottery that can affect the player.
One of the most essential rules is that the prize amount is given to the nation from where the winning ticket was purchased. One has to be 18 or above to participate in the lottery game. In U.K. the age restriction is 16.
Keep the ticket of the lottery safely. If the ticket is stolen or lost and if that ticket happens to be the winning ticket, then the person who has the ticket will get the amount. In no case the agent or the contractor can be held liable. It is the responsibility of the person who is purchasing the ticket to keep it safely.
