Lottery history
The original name of the Powerball lottery is "American Loto". The game was created in the distant 1988 year and at that time enjoyed great popularity among the entire population of the United States of America.
The game got a new name 19 April 1992 of the year. Since then, she is known all over the world, like a Powerball lottery. The first draw of the updated game took place three days later - 22 April 1992 of the year. Players didn't notice much of the difference between the two lotteries, therefore the big leap in new audience was not noticed by the organizers of the draw.
Powerball additional lottery option, which allows you to constantly increase the amount of the jackpot, appeared 7 Martha 2001 of the year. Then a lot more people became interested in the game..
It is noteworthy that, that initially the organizers of the Powerball lottery planned to sell tickets only on the territory 23 US states. The limitations were related to the fact, that the organizers did not want to sell tickets in those regions, where tickets for another popular American lottery Mega Millions are sold.
However, in 2009 the representatives of these two games "found a common language". The decision was made, that tickets for both lotteries will be sold simultaneously. From now on, you can buy a lucky coupon on the territory 44 states of America.
Income, which states receive from ticket sales, as well as tax winnings, used at the discretion of local authorities. Most states use them to stimulate government programs., which are related to education and public improvement.
California residents only have special game rules. This state does not have a feature called "Power play". The amount of prizes is also not fixed. It directly depends on, how many tickets were sold for this drawing, as well as the number of lottery winners.
