Where and when did the lottery appear?
The appearance of the first tickets and the lottery are inextricably linked. There are many versions of the origin of the lottery. According to the assumptions of some scientists, the appearance of jokes is associated with ancient Greece., but most of the history of occurrence is associated with Ancient China or Rome. Approximately at 100 year BC, when the Han dynasty was in power, a lottery was held in China, like the current Keno game. As a result, huge funds were received, launched on the Great Wall of China. The ancient Roman rulers Nero and Augustus loved to arrange lotteries during the holidays., where slaves and property were played. There were also free lotteries for plebeians. The appearance of the word "lottery". Linguists suggest its origin from the Frankish "hlot", ie. lot. In English, consider, what is the word "lot", ie. "Share". maybe, it was Italian lotto, what does fate mean. Indeed, in essence, this game depends a lot on luck, peculiar to individuals, either from an unexpected twist of fate.
The emergence of the lottery in Europe
February 1466 r. is the birth date of lottery games in Europe. At this time in g. Bruges (Belgium) the drawing took place, dedicated to the memory of the artist Jan Van Eyck. Its organizer was the artist's widow. Lottery funds donated to help those in need. Later lottery games, in which everyone took part, gained great popularity. All funds received were directed to the improvement of old and construction of new structures. To fill the state treasury, in 1520 year in France, a decree of King Francis was issued on the first lottery games in 5 large cities. IN 1530 r. Italian lottery was held in Florence, where the cash prizes were drawn for the first time. According to the decree from 1863 g., national lotteries are regularly held in Italy. But in France, the draws ceased to take place from the 1820s to 1933 r. To get out of the deep financial crisis with 1559 years arise lotteries in England. The funds received were used to repair ports, harbor, bridges and other structures were built. IN 1825 r. the British authorities refused to hold lottery games, because. it was demanded by the parliamentary opposition. Number lottery games were first held in Holland in 1726 year.
American lottery
IN 1612 r. the first lottery in America took place. The collected funds were used to equip the first colony, which was founded on the territory of today's USA. Lotteries evolved chaotically, corrupted, there have been numerous cases of fraud. US lotteries were prohibited by law in the 1870s. IN 1971 the first state. In the 1980s, the popular instant lottery series appeared. 1983—1990 г.г. — период расцвета государственных лотерей в разных странах, including in America.
The emergence of lotteries in Russia
During the reign of Peter the Great, watchmaker J. Gassenus organized the first lottery, into the state established by her decree Catherine II in 1782 year. State lotteries were also drawn in 1892 and 1914 years. In the first case, the funds were sent to help victims of crop failure, во втором — от войны. IN 1918 r. the Soviet government banned lotteries, as she considered them a relic of the past. IN 1921 r. financial instability and crop failures caused, that lotteries have been restored. In the following decades, many cash lotteries appeared.. IN 1970 r. appeared the sports-number lottery "Sportloto". Its format was based on the oldest number lottery "keno". Half of the proceeds went to support Soviet sports. Of 49 the player had to guess the numbers 6. Serial numbers have been assigned 49 sports. After the success of this lottery in 1976 r. game appeared 5 of 36, the proceeds from which were directed to the needs of the 1980 Olympics, а в 1986-м — 6 of 45, replaced 6 of 49. Today there are many different very attractive lotteries. To protect your rights, it is better to choose state lotteries.
