If you love playing lotteries but don’t have the time to visit a physical store, you can now play online. Several websites offer lottery games that let you win big prizes without ever having to leave your home. Whether you want to play the Powerball or the EuroMillions, there’s a website out there for you. Just make sure you read the rules carefully before you start playing.
Generally, you can only use your credit card or PayPal account to buy tickets. But some sites allow you to buy tickets with your bank account or other means. Some also allow you to purchase tickets for other countries’ lotteries. These websites are a great way to save money on expensive tickets. In addition, you can get a free trial and try out the site before making a decision to purchase.
Laotian immigrant Cheng Saephan will share hundreds of millions of dollars with a friend who chipped in $100 to buy his ticket. He and his wife, Duanpen, will take a lump sum payment of $422 million after taxes. Saephan, who is battling cancer, said he and his wife will donate the rest of the money to his friend.
The winning Powerball ticket was sold in early April at a Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland, Oregon. The winner has a year to claim the prize. The prize is the fourth largest in history, and the eighth largest among U.S. jackpots. However, the winner’s identity is not known, because Oregon law forbids lottery winners from remaining anonymous with few exceptions.
A former state official who spoke on condition of anonymity told RFA that the private business interests that run the national lottery also control other companies with connections to the country’s ruling elite. He added that the public is not told how much these businesses pay to the government annually for the privilege of running the national lottery.
Despite the large jackpot, there are still concerns about the lottery’s integrity. Lao lottery players say that lottery officials manipulate the results in order to avoid paying out large sums of money. They point to a series of recent instances in which numbers appear on the winning ticket only to disappear when the ticket is purchased. For example, the number 09 vanished from lottery tickets purchased before the October 14 drawing after many Laos sought to play this lucky number symbolizing felines.
To download the Laos Lottery app, go to the Google Play listing on your Android device and click on the Install button. A pop-up window with the permissions required by the app will then be shown. Click on Accept to continue. Once the app is installed, it will be shown on your device with a progress bar. If you wish to uninstall the Laos Lottery app, tap on the Uninstall button. You will then be returned to the list of apps on your device and will have the option to reinstall it.