Game features
Loteria Nacional has a number of distinctive features, which make it stand out among other similar games:
Time of the draw
Lottery draws are held twice a week (Thursday and Saturday). Interesting then, that the lottery does not have a clearly defined time for all draws. I.e, Thursday's draw takes place at 9:30 evenings, and Saturday game is in 1:20 days
You should pay attention to the fact, what is necessary to navigate by Eastern European time
The draw has two playing circles - the first and the second. Two wins are played in them.
Lottery ticket appearance
Each game ticket is divided into 10 fields. They are called tithes.
The price of one tenth of the ticket differs depending on the time of the drawing. The “tithe” of the lottery coupon for the game on Thursday will cost three euros, and for Saturday's draw - six.
To describe the ticket as simply as possible, then it looks like ten different tickets, united in one coupon. Why the founders created it exactly like this is unclear, because you can just sell one ticket and not complicate the game with "tithes".
Lottery ticket features
The player is given the opportunity to buy "tithe" (or several) from lottery ticket, not all of it. The ticket price is equal to the number of parts multiplied by the ticket price on a certain day of the game. For example, if the participant chose to buy 2 Tithes for the Saturday game, then he needs to pay 12 euros.
One single ticket has a specific serial number. How, then, to distinguish between "tithes", under the same number? "Tithes" have their own number - the number of the share. The serial number of the lottery ticket is composed of five numbers, located on top of the coupon.
Spanish lottery Loteria Nacional is also interesting for those, that tickets for each draw are not the same. The design team develops the appearance of the game ticket for each next game.
The current stage of development of UK lotteries
1993-year is considered the starting point for the development of modern English lotteries, because it was in this year that John Major made the decision to establish a new UK National Lottery. The organization was entrusted to the Camelot Group, which to this day runs the National Lottery.
At the same time, within the framework of the new format, the first game took place in 1994. 19 November, and it was broadcast on television. In 1999, residents of the axis. Meng were also able to take part in it.. At the same time, at the moment there is a division of all official lottery drawings in the UK into those, which are organized by the Camelot Group, and to them, that belong to other third party operators.
Camelot Group constantly conducts drawings in the framework of such lotteries, as:
- Lotto, which is the most famous and popular in the UK;
- Thunderball, which is an alternative analogue of a similar game in America;
- Lotto HotPicks и Lotto Raffle, which are additional games for the original Lotto;
- Scratch cards and online Instant Wins with the ability to quickly win online;
- EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker, which is held throughout Europe.
Among the most famous lotteries of third-party companies are the People's Postcode Lottery and the equally popular The Health Lottery..
Legal restrictions
- Older persons are allowed to play 16 years.
- Tickets can be purchased from licensed UK stores and online.
- Purchasing tickets from the National Lottery website is available only to individuals, have a bank account in the UK, living in the UK or the Isle of Man, and at the time of purchase of the ticket located in the UK or the Isle of Man.
- If a ticket is bought by a group of people, the group representative must meet all of the above criteria, and all group members must be older 16 years.
- Ticket winnings cannot be transferred to another person, therefore commercial organizations cannot participate in the drawing.
Powerball lottery game (Powerball)
This lottery is very similar to the previous game., since it has the numbers of the main combination and the additional. In the main combination, choose 5 numbers from 69, and in the additional - 1 of 26.
The probability of becoming the owner of the main prize is very low - 1:292 201 338. The chance of getting any other win is 1:25.
IN 2016 year one of the draws brought three lottery participants a prize in 1,56 USD billion.
Prizes, the amount of which exceeds 600 dollars, the player can pick up exclusively at the headquarters of the lottery game. If you bought your ticket online, then a representative of the intermediary will do this and simply transfer the won amount to you in full.
The main thing is to choose a reliable intermediary, otherwise there is a chance of not seeing your prize.
The lucky winner can get the main prize in two ways:
- lump sum payment;
- annuity (payment in installments over time).
Small prizes are waiting for their owners for 12 months. After this period, they are transferred into the possession of charitable organizations..
Legal restrictions
- Older persons are allowed to play 16 years.
- Tickets can be purchased from licensed UK stores and online.
- Purchasing tickets from the National Lottery website is available only to individuals, have a bank account in the UK, living in the UK or the Isle of Man, and at the time of purchase of the ticket located in the UK or the Isle of Man.
- If a ticket is bought by a group of people, the group representative must meet all of the above criteria, and all group members must be older 16 years.
- Ticket winnings cannot be transferred to another person, therefore commercial organizations cannot participate in the drawing.
Legal restrictions
- Older persons are allowed to play 16 years.
- Tickets can be purchased from licensed UK stores and online.
- Purchasing tickets from the National Lottery website is available only to individuals, have a bank account in the UK, living in the UK or the Isle of Man, and at the time of purchase of the ticket located in the UK or the Isle of Man.
- If a ticket is bought by a group of people, the group representative must meet all of the above criteria, and all group members must be older 16 years.
- Ticket winnings cannot be transferred to another person, therefore commercial organizations cannot participate in the drawing.
The question is very capacious, so let's sort it out in order ...
There is an ancient parable about a donkey. Ordinary such, stubborn donkey, whom all of us have seen, at least within the zoo. So here, this very donkey died of hunger at the end of this heartbreaking story. Do you know why? Because I could not decide, which pile of hay to give preference, because at first glance they are exactly the same.
You and I will not try on the role of a poor donkey.. But the dilemmas we have with him are similar: which lottery to choose - American or European, if they are all equally attractive and good?
To make it clearer, we will assign points to this or that representative of our today's lottery competition. We will compare on the following points:
- popularity;
- jackpots;
- game organization.
so, go!
The first competition will reveal, how diverse are lottery representatives.
First you need to list the US lotteries, and America that Russians can freely play: Powerball (PowerBall); MegaMillions (Mega Millions); HotLotto (Hot Lotto); Lotto 6/49; Ontario 49 (Ontario 49); The swamp (Ballot); Hoosier Lotto; SuperLoto (Great lotto); Fantasy 5(Fantasy 5); Pick 6 XTRA; Cash Pho Life (Cash4Life); Lotto (Lotto); SvitMillion (Sweet Million); MegaBax (MegaBucks); LakiMani (Lucky Money); Double Seine; Lotto (Florida); What; Mega Sena (Mega Sena).
In total, we managed to count 19 major American lottery games.
Next is the turn of European lotteries: Lotto Austria (Austria Lotto); ThunderBall; UK National Lottery (UK National Lottery); British EuroMillions (UK EuroMillions); 5/90 OtosLotto; HatosLotto (HatosLotto); Lotto 649 from Germany; Lotto Greece Joker (Joker); EuroJackpot (EuroJackpot); European EuroMillions; Lotto Ireland; La Primitive (The primitive); El Gordo (Fat); Extra National Lottery; Superenalotto (SuperEnaLotto); SuperStar (SuperStar); SiVinceTutto; Big aileron 6/49; Lottery (Lottery); Megalot and SuperLoto are from Ukraine; EuroMillions from France; Lotto France; Lotto Switzerland; Viking Lotto (Viking Lotto); Sweden Lotto.
A number of games should also be noted, which can be classified as European, since the founding countries are partly part of Europe: Savisal Loto and SuperLoto 6/54; lottery games RF - Housing lottery, SportLotto, GosLoto and others.
As a result, we have more than three dozen titles.
This list is far from complete.. There are many more smaller games on foreign resources. Anyway, the number of European games still exceeds the American.
Mathematical analysis
Buying lottery tickets cannot be explained by decision models, based on maximizing the expected value . The reason is, that lottery tickets cost more, than the expected gain, as the mathematical lottery shows , so someone, maximizing expected value, must not buy lottery tickets. Nonetheless, lottery purchases can be explained by decision models, based on maximizing expected utility , since the curvature of the utility function can be adjusted to track behavior, risk seeking. More general models, based on utility functions, specific for things, different from the lottery results, can also take into account lottery purchases. Beyond lottery prizes, the ticket may allow some shoppers to experience the thrill and fantasize about, how to get rich. If the value of entertainment (or other non-monetary value), resulting from the game, high enough for a given person, then buying a lottery ticket can mean a gain in overall utility . In such a case, the futility of the monetary loss may be outweighed by the combined expected utility of the monetary and non-monetary gain., what makes buying a rational decision for that person.
Probability of winning
| Number of matched balls | Probability |
|---|---|
| 6 | 1 of 13 983 816 |
| 5 | 1 of 54 201 |
| 4 | 1 of 1032 |
| 3 | 1 of 57 |
| 2 | 1 of 7,6 |
| 1 | 1 of 2,4 |
| 1 of 2.3 |
The odds of winning the lottery jack – sweat can vary widely depending on the design of the lottery, and are determined by several factors, including counting possible numbers, counting winning numbers drawn, is it important for, and whether drawn numbers will be returned to allow further drawing.
In simple lotto 6 of 49 the player selects six numbers from 1 to 49 (repetition is not allowed). If all six numbers on a player's ticket match, received in the official drawing (regardless of order, in which numbers are drawn), then the player becomes the owner of the jackpot. For such a lottery, the chance of winning the jackpot is 1 to 13 983 816.
In bonus ball lotteries, where the bonus ball is required, chances are often even lower. The Mega Millions multi-state lottery in the USA is drawn 5 numbers from a group of 75 and 1 number from a group of 15, and the player must guess everything 6 balls, to win the jackpot. Chances for jackpot win – 1 of 258 890 850.
The odds of winning can also be reduced, increasing the group, from which numbers fall. In the Italian SuperEnalotto, players need to guess 6 numbers from 90. The probability of winning the jackpot is 1 of 622 614 630.
Most lotteries give smaller prizes for matching only some of the winning numbers and smaller prizes for fewer matches. Although none of these additional prizes affect the odds of winning the jackpot, they really increase the odds of winning anything and, hence, slightly increase the ticket price.
History
Legislation from 1698 the year indicated, that all lotteries in England are illegal, other than directly approved by the state. Act 1934 of the year, as well as subsequent acts 1956 and 1976 years, legalized some small lotteries. The state lottery in Great Britain was founded by the government of John Major in 1993 year. The British National Lottery is operated by a private organization, Camelot Group got a lottery under its control 25 May 1994 of the year. The first draw has passed 19 November 1994 years in a television program with host Noel Edmonds. The first winning combination was the following numbers: 30, 3, 5, 44, 14, 22 + bonus ball 10. Seven winners split the jackpot of £ 5,874,778.
Tickets are on sale on the Isle of Man 2 December 1999 of the year.
IN 2002 The British National Lottery underwent a major update to boost ticket sales. The main game has been renamed to Lotto (Lotto), and National Lottery Extra was renamed to Lotto Extra (Lotto Extra). The crossed fingers logo has also been redesigned. However, the entire gaming community is still known as National lottery. It is one of the most popular types of gambling in the UK.
In November 2009 of the year "Camelot" has updated its lottery machines. The new devices are called Arthur, Ginevra, Lancelot and Marilyn, like their predecessors. At the same time, new devices were presented for the game Thunder ball (Thunderball). All new devices correspond to the Magnum II model manufactured by SmartPlay International Inc., new devices for the game Thunder-ball - SmartPlay Halogen II models.
