The Most Popular Lotteries Worldwide
Lotteries are currently enjoying a boom in many countries around the world, but most of our fans are in Europe and North America. As far as Spain is concerned, the lottery is practically a national game. Today, many foreign lotteries are very similar to domestic lotteries in many ways, as numerous practices around the world have been picked up. And now a selection of the most popular lotteries is provided.
Powerball
This is also a lottery that’s been around since 1988. At the moment, tickets can be purchased in almost every state and the draw takes place every week. The rules say to pick just 6 numbers from 1 to 69 and 1 number from 1 to 26.
Euromillions
This is a cross-national lottery that was launched in 3 countries at once:
1) UK.
2) France.
3) Spain.
Other nations have joined over time. Here the draw takes place 2 times a week. The rules say to randomly choose 5 numbers from 1 to 50 and 2 additional numbers from 1 to 12.
Eurojackpot
This is a European lottery that was launched back in 2012. Currently, 10 CIS countries take part in it, while the lottery itself takes place in Finland every week.
This lottery is considered to be the main competitor of Euromillion. Here the maximum prize money is 90 million Euros and this prize was won by a resident of the Czech Republic. As with all lotteries, the rules are straightforward – you just need to match 5 numbers from 1 to 50 and 2 numbers up to 10.
National Lottery
This is the Isle of Man and UK state lottery. And it is a brand that combines many different lottery variations. The National Lottery currently sponsors a wide variety of niches:
- Sport.
- education.
- Art.
- Medicine.
The most popular is the Lotto, where you have to pick 6 digits from 1 to 49. And there’s another bonus ball, which greatly increases the winnings if all 5 digits are correct.
La Primitiva
This is one of the first lotteries in Spain where the draw takes place twice a week. You’ll need to select between 6 and 11 numbers from a total of 49. In addition to this there is a bonus ball option. And if all the main numbers are determined correctly, the winnings are increased.