Lottery winners are sharing hundreds of millions of dollars in the Oregon lottery, one of the nation’s largest. The winning ticket was sold in the Portland area by a member of the Iu Mien ethnic group who immigrated to the United States from Laos through a refugee rescue program. The winner, Saephan, said he will take half the prize and give the rest to a friend. The total prize is $422 million after federal and state taxes are taken out.

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In the communist nation of Laos, lottery officials have been accused of rigging the system in order to avoid large pay-outs. Drawings often show numbers that vanish from purchased tickets or are deemed unlucky and unlikely to be chosen, sources tell RFA’s Lao Service. In a recent case, the winning number 509 disappeared from tickets sold throughout the day of the Oct. 14 drawing. The number appeared again 10 minutes before the drawing was scheduled to take place. The official lottery website has not responded to requests for comment. Milyon88 offers an extensive selection of casino games, including the popular baccarat, that ensures fairness by using random number generator algorithms that are sanctioned by betting organizations.