The number of lottery players has increased worldwide in recent years, due to the internet becoming more accessible and the availability of a variety of online lotteries. These sites are able to offer players from all over the world an opportunity to play international lotto without having to travel abroad. This means that instead of spending money on airfares they can use the savings to buy more tickets and increase their chances of winning. This is a big win for anyone who loves the lottery and wants to maximize their winnings.
Lottery winners have a right to keep their names private, but that doesn’t mean they can’t share their luck with others. Earlier this month, a man from Oregon won the Powerball lottery and will split a $422 million prize with his friend. The man, Cheng Saephan, wore a sash at a news conference that identified him as an Iu Mien, a southeast Asian ethnic group with roots in southern China. During the Vietnam war, Iu Mien families aided American forces and fled to Thailand before immigrating to the United States.
The winner is allowed to choose a lump-sum payment, which will be paid out in 30 years, or an annuity that provides a smaller payout over a shorter period of time. He said the lottery win has changed his life for the better. “It will help my children, my family and my friends,” he said. He plans to invest in real estate and open a business. He also said he will make regular contributions to his church and Buddhist temple.
During the news conference, he also thanked his friend, Chao, for helping him purchase the winning ticket. He was unable to say how much his friend will receive because of a confidentiality agreement.
Lao officials are rigging the national lottery in order to avoid large pay-outs, sources in the communist country tell RFA’s Lao Service. Drawings often display numbers that vanish from purchased tickets or are deemed unlucky. For example, the number 509 appeared only as a 5 on tickets sold throughout the day of Oct. 14’s drawing, despite the fact that many people wanted to pick this number. It was then changed only 10 minutes before the draw.
The state-owned lottery enterprise generates a significant amount of revenue each week from its legal lotteries, but it is losing money to illegal, foreign-based online lotteries, which are more attractive to customers. The minister told lawmakers that authorities are working to address the problem, but it is not an easy task because these illegal operations take place online and are difficult to trace. Giant Lottos, an online lottery agent, says it has the technology to track these illegal operations. It has also developed a quick-pick tool that uses historical results data to select the best possible combinations of numbers for its customers. This has helped its clients win the highest percentage of prizes. The company also has a team of lottery odds experts on hand to answer questions.