Lottery online is a popular way for people to play the game without leaving home. Most lottery sites allow players to choose numbers and check their ticket after the draw is complete. Many also offer multiple categories of prizes, enhancing the chances of winning compared to lotteries that only feature one prize. In addition, players can easily access their results online.
The winner of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is expected to claim their prize this week, if all the proper steps are followed. The winning ticket was sold in early April at a Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland, Oregon, ending an 86-day winless streak. The winning ticketholder must submit the necessary paperwork and undergo a security and vetting process before being officially declared the winner of the prize, according to Oregon law. The winner may choose to take a lump sum payout or an annuity paid out over 30 years.
A Lao immigrant has won hundreds of millions of dollars in the Powerball lottery and plans to share half of the prize money with a friend who has been fighting cancer for eight years. Forty-six-year-old Cheng Saephan, who lives in Portland, told reporters he will give the other half to a close friend. The winning ticket was purchased in early April at a Plaid Pantry in Portland, and will have a cash value of about $622 million before federal and state taxes are taken out.
There have been questions about the integrity of the Lao lottery system, with reports that winning numbers are rigged to avoid large pay-outs. A number that symbolizes a cat, 09, appeared as a 5 on tickets sold for the national lottery drawing in October this year after many Lao buyers sought to buy the lucky number. A local lottery salesman reportedly told RFA’s Lao Service that the Thai-owned Insee Trading Company that runs the lottery knows which numbers buyers pick, making it easier to manipulate the drawings.
Another concern is that the lottery’s random-number generator does not function properly. Some people have claimed that the weight of each ball is different from one another, so some balls bounce lower than others while the machine is working. A Finance Ministry official who serves on the lottery committee dismissed these allegations, telling RFA that the committee double checked the lottery balls.
Lottery 3/40 is a new kind of lottery game that is very similar to the 4 digits lottery, but with the added feature of animal symbols. Customers can select the number of animals they want to bet on in each round and the number of rounds they wish to play. The game has a minimum bet of 1,000 kip per round. If you are interested in playing Lottery 3/40, visit a Retailer near you to purchase a ticket. You can also find more information about the game at the official website.