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Australia’s Lottery Corporation has requested a waiver from the impending gambling reforms targeting credit card use. The Corporation has urged the government that its lottery tickets and scratch cards should exempted from the looming ban, arguing that lotteries are distinguished by a low-harm profile in contrast to other forms of gaming.

After a draw held on September 30, 2023, the Powerball jackpot crossed the jaw-dropping $1 billion mark. This was after the jackpot went unclaimed to reach $1.04 billion, with a cash value of $478.2 million for the next draw on Monday night.

EuroMillions is one of the leading lottery jackpot games, launched in February 2002 in Paris, France. Since then, this game has created 124 jackpot wins, with the latest payout being a €130 million Superdraw jackpot on September 29, 2023.

Are you struggling to define what gambling luck is? On September 9, 2023, the Saturday Lotto draw number 4397 produced ten new millionaires. The most surprising part is that five of the new millionaires are from New South Wales, Australia.

International Game Technology (IGT), a subsidiary of IGT Global Solutions Corporation, has secured a contract with Euloto UAB, a lottery operator in Lithuania. Following the agreement, the Euloto platform will incorporate IGT's cloud-based remote gaming server (RGS), giving the operator access to the server's library of eInstant content.

Scientific Games, a leading developer of lottery games, has extended its partnership with Ohio Lottery in the United States for another two years. The extended deal covers the management of Scratch-Off Games and SCiQ retail point-of-sale technology.

After purchasing a lottery ticket and marking the numbers, most players would be glued to their screens to see if they have the winning numbers. But interestingly, that's not the case for a lucky Irish Lotto player from Ballally, Dublin.

NeoGames, an innovative supplier of end-to-end online lottery games, has secured a brand-new agreement with Scientific Games. In this agreement, NeoGames Studio will supply its high-end content to the Pennsylvania Lottery in the United States.

On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, Ireland welcomed another Lotto millionaire after a player won €4.2 million. However, the lucky jackpot winner is yet to come forth and claim their winnings. This means the National Lottery must launch a search for the winner, and one of the best ways is by revealing the store where lucky players purchased winning tickets.

The long barren run for the Mega Millions jackpot has finally come to an end. This was after a lucky player from Florida, United States, won the $1.602 billion payouts after matching the correct numbers on Tuesday (August 8, 2023).

BetGames, a leading supplier of online gambling games, has announced another addition to its ballooning roster, Instant Lucky 7. It's an instant lottery game that marks BetGames' entry into the lottery market. The company has said the game is designed to fulfill customers' increasing need for this gaming service.

Paysafe, a leading online banking company, has revealed that modern lottery players are moving away from standard payment methods to digital payments. This study was conducted on the Pan-European lottery industry and the corresponding consumer behavior trends.

For good reasons, Mega Millions has been at the center of lottery jackpot news in the United States lately. On Friday, July 28, 2023, the lottery game surpassed the $1 billion mark after not selling any winning tickets in the drawing.

EuroMillions is among the most played lottery games in Europe. Launched in 2004, this game holds its draws every Tuesday and Friday night, with a single ticket costing €2.50.

Mega Millions is one of the most played lottery jackpot games in the United States, creating instant millionaires every few days. This time, it seems like the lottery game is en route to creating its newest billionaire after Tuesday night's draw (July 25) registered no jackpot winner. The anticipated Mega Millions jackpot is now at $910 million ahead of the high-stakes drawing on Friday, July 28, at 11:00 p.m. ET.

Powerball, a popular lottery game in the United States, has created another historic win after an unnamed player won $1.08 billion. This win follows a draw made on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, where the winning numbers were 7, 10, 11, 13, 24, and Powerball 24.