What is a Lottery?
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HISTORY of Lottery in the United States
In the United States, the existence of lotteries is subject to the laws of each
state; there is no national lottery. The first state lottery in the U.S. was
established in the state of New Hampshire in 1964; today, lotteries are
established in forty states and the District of Columbia. On October 8, 1970,
New York held the first million dollar lottery drawing.
The first modern interstate lottery in the U.S. was Tri-State Lotto. Tri-State
Lotto was formed in 1985 and linked the states of Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont. In 1988, the Multi-State Lottery Association was formed with Oregon,
Iowa, Kansas, Rhode Island, West Virginia and the District of Columbia as its
charter members; it is best known for its "Powerball" drawing, which is designed
to build up very large jackpots. Another interstate lottery, The Big Game (now
called Mega Millions), was formed in 1996 by the states of Georgia, Illinois,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan and Virginia as its charter members.
Other interstate lotteries include: Hot Lotto, Lotto South, and Wild Card 2.
With the advent of the Internet it became possible for people to play on-line,
many times for free (the cost of the ticket being supplemented by merely seeing,
say, a pop-up ad). Slight wanings in the overall number of people playing by
"traditional" ways (paper ticket, $1 per chance) caused several states to
combine into multi-state pools of much larger winning amounts. Some of the many
websites which offer free games (after registration) include www.iwinweekly.com
and the larger iwon.com, which is backed by the CBS broadcasting corporation.
GTech Corporation, in the United States, administrates 70% of the worldwide
online and instant lottery business, according to its website.
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