Lottery online is a type of internet gambling which is regulated and legal in some countries. There are a number of sites which offer lottery-style games, such as keno and instant win scratch cards. These sites are generally free to join, and players can deposit money in order to play. In some cases, these sites offer prizes such as cars and cruises. Some of these sites also allow players to purchase tickets for the official national lottery.
The official lottery in Canada is known as the Canadian Lottery Corporation and features several different games including the popular Lotto 6/49. The lottery has been around in Canada for more than 50 years, and is a major source of revenue for the provinces and territories. The prize pool for the Lotto 6/49 top prize is usually over C$100 million, and players can win a variety of other prizes, including cash.
In addition to the Lotto 6/49, there are a number of provincial and territorial lotteries in Canada, operated by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation. These include the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador), Quebecor Lotteries (Quebec), Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (Ontario), Western Canada Lottery Corporation (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) and British Columbia Lottery Corporation (British Columbia). In addition to these government-owned lotteries, there are a number of private companies that operate lotteries in Canada.
Lotteries in Laos are rigged, according to sources in the communist nation. Drawings of the country’s national lottery, held three times each week, often show numbers that disappear from purchased tickets or are deemed unlucky. For example, the winning number of 509 in the Oct. 14 lottery appeared only as a five on tickets sold that day, after many people tried to buy the number for a large pay-out.
A Laotian immigrant who won a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is sharing his fortune with his family and helping other Iu Mien people. Forty-six-year-old Cheng Saephan was in Portland, Oregon for a news conference on Monday. He wore a sash at the event identifying himself as Iu Mien, an ethnic group that originated in southern China and fled to Thailand during the Vietnam war before migrating to the United States. He and his wife, Duanpen, will take half the prize, while a friend will receive the other half. The couple plans to retire and move to Laos, where they will open a restaurant serving traditional cuisine from their home state of Siam. The other half of the jackpot will be donated to charity. The Saephans’ win is the largest in history for a single person. The previous record was set by a man from Illinois who won $1.6 billion in 2012.