The Euro Lottery aka Euro Millions was developed by The Camelot group; operator of the National Lottery. It was launched in February, 2004 and the first drawing was held in Paris on February 13th, 2004. The countries that were initially involved were UK, France and Spain, later; six other countries lotteries were incorporated in October of 2004. The game has become widely successful and is now operated by in joint by the UK, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Austria and Portugal.

The Euro Lottery is much like the lottery found in the United States. You must be 18 years old to play, with the exception of the UK in which the player must be 16 years old and the winnings are paid out from the country of the winner and in that currency. There is no record of the purchaser, only the one that is in possession of the winning ticket will claim the prize. The prize starts at 15 million Euros and if there is not a winner, the prize is rolled over to the next drawing. The jackpot has gotten up to 170 million Euros and was shared by 3 players. With recent concerns of the potential size of the payout, the Euro Lottery can only be rolled over 11 times. If the jackpot still has not been won, it is then rolled down and shared by players with 5 main Euro Lottery numbers and one start number.

There are many ways that player can choose to play the Euro Lottery. A player can choose to join the Euro Millions syndicates to increase the odds by as much as thirty-six times. The player is positioned with 39 other participants. In order to participate, the player must be living in one of the participating countries. If the player wants to play alone, then the website must also meet the same requirements by allowing the player to purchase the proportionate number of tickets.

A player may also want to anonymously, in order to do so the player can choose to play online at the Euro Millions website. The player can choose to play on subscription based or multi draw, both of which have its advantages and disadvantages. The advantage to subscription based is it ensures the players have a position and chance to play in upcoming drawings, which may be specific to a particular number set. The Euro Millions website allows its players to cancel or renew their subscriptions as the player sees fit. ON the other hand the multi draw approach allows players to a specific stated number of times. The player may also prepay for multi draw entries in the website. This method allows the player to stop at anytime they wish as well as refund their money if they wish to do so; refunds are subject to time limitations and must be done before the time expires.

Websites and lottery ticket sales agents around the world, helps players purchase Euro Lottery tickets regardless of what part of the world the player may be in. Online Euro Lottery websites have allowed players from all around globe to participate regardless of geographical restraints. Currently, the Euro lottery is experiencing a great growth spurt and has participation from players in 133 countries.

The Euro Lottery is a worldwide platform that shortens distances in cultural, personal and geographical and represents nations coming together in the pursuit of one common goal, the attempt at winning cash and prizes.