Lottery Online
Lotteries are government-regulated games of chance in which participants have a chance to win prizes based on the numbers drawn. They are popular in many countries and provide a source of revenue for governments. They may also be used to fund public services. In the United States, lottery games are regulated at the federal and state levels, and winnings are usually taxed.
In the United States, a person must be at least 18 years old to play any lottery game. Some lotteries are run by state or provincial governments, while others are run by private businesses. Some are free, while others require a fee to participate. Regardless of whether a lottery is legal in your jurisdiction, be sure to check the rules before playing.
Private companies have begun to compete with government-run lotteries by offering services such as instant tickets and online access. Some of these services are even available on mobile devices. However, some of these new businesses are not licensed to operate in your jurisdiction. In addition, they may violate gambling laws.
The lottery was once an integral part of daily life in Canada. During the early 19th century, Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau created a system that would allow players to choose a number for a $2.00 “donation.” This was not a true lottery, because no prize was actually awarded. It was more like a contest where the winner would have to answer four questions correctly about Montreal.
Laos lottery officials are rigging the country’s national lottery, with numbers disappearing from purchased tickets before being drawn and unlucky numbers deemed to be out of luck appearing in drawings, sources in the communist nation tell RFA’s Lao Service. In one case, a lottery official ordered the number 509 to disappear from tickets sold during the day of a drawing, but the number appeared again shortly before the draw was scheduled, an anonymous source told RFA.
Cheng Saephan, the 46-year-old immigrant from Laos who won a Powerball jackpot of $1.3 billion earlier this month, has said that he and his wife, Duanpen, will take half of the prize money. They will give the rest to a friend, Laiza Chao, who chipped in $100 to buy tickets for them. The couple lives in the Portland suburb of Milwaukie. Chao is a member of the Iu Mien ethnic group, which fled from Laos to Thailand and then the United States during the Vietnam War.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The lottery winner of a record-breaking $1.3 billion prize in Oregon says he and his wife will split the prize money, about $422 million after taxes. The announcement by Cheng Saephan, who wore a sash at a news conference that identified him as an Iu-Mien immigrant, drew attention to the group, which largely settled in Oregon after fleeing Laos for Thailand and the United States following the Vietnam War.
The winner’s lump-sum payment is lower than the $1.3 billion total announced because the prize was paid out over 30 years. Regardless, the news is stirring in the Iu-Mien community, which has a Buddhist temple, a Baptist church and social organizations.