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Mobile Lottery Options
Mobile Lottery Options
Playing the lottery can involve a trip to the lottery terminal, standing in long lines to purchase lottery tickets when the jackpots are big and dealing with traffic. Now some lotteries are giving lottery players the chance to purchase lottery tickets with mobile devices and cell phones. Many lotteries also allow internet access and the ability to create a lottery account online. Social networking websites such as Twitter allow lottery players to check lottery results instantly using cell phones and other mobile devices.
In the UK lottery players can create an account with the UK National Lottery and players can enter and purchase lottery tickets using text messages. Users of this service report that it is quick and efficient. In South Africa ATM access and SMS banking have been combined to allow lottery players the opportunity to use cell phones to play the South African lottery. There are now mobile applications available in the UK that allows players to receive lottery results via text message. The service is available on all phone networks in the UK and the charge is 25p per message.
There are mobile phone applications that allow lottery players access to services that will help the player pick lottery numbers. Statistics have shown that most big lottery winners have had their ‘lucky’ numbers picked by some sort of random number generator. There are many services available that provide access to lottery number generators and these can easily be found online. Many of these services offer free accounts and also provide lottery results.
Lottery players who find themselves in another city or town can use mobile maps to find the nearest lottery retailer. Simply go to the mobile web and scan the maps to find the nearest lottery retailer. Mobile banking is becoming popular in many parts of the world and those who have this service can purchase lottery tickets at the terminal using a cell phone. This service is expected to be widely available in the very near future.
In the US some states have now established websites and some allow players to make an online lottery purchase. Although there have been some problems with online ticket sales due to anti online gambling legislation in the US the problems are swiftly being resolved. States that allow players to purchase lottery tickets online hope to boost lottery related revenue to help with rising budget deficits. It is only a matter of time before US lotteries catch up with their European counterparts.
Powerball Results Available Online
Powerball Results Available Online
Powerball, along with Mega Millions, are multi state lotteries that are extremely popular among lottery players. At present Powerball is played in 31 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball is a high jackpot game and the largest Powerball prize was $ 365 million. Drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday and are widely televised. Recently the Multi-State Lottery Association announced that Powerball drawings will now be available on the internet.
Every Wednesday and Saturday tens of millions of Powerball players are looking for Powerball results and until now were limited to television and print media. Thanks to modern technology Powerball results will now be available online. The Multi State Lottery Association has partnered with technology company TinBu to provide online Powerball results. According to a press release TinBu uses patent-pending technology to provide interactive data products to leading online and wireless companies worldwide. TinBu has an impressive client list which includes AOL, Yahoo, Fox, CBS and many other companies.
Powerball maintains a studio at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando Florida and TinBu has secured bandwidth through Navisite which will allow millions of Powerball players to check the latest Powerball results online. Rebecca Hargrove, chair of the Multi state Lottery Association’s Powerball Game Group stated, “We are pleased to be able to open another channel for our live Powerball drawings. Even though Powerball drawings are shown on nearly 100 television stations throughout the United States, the technology to add the live draws through the Internet will allow millions of additional players to watch the drawings, live or on demand.”
The internet streaming Powerball results will be launched in November 2009. The ability to check Powerball results online is sure to be a big hit with Powerball players everywhere. In the near future many other lotteries are expected to follow the lead of Powerball and players will be able to access results for these lotteries online.
Many European lotteries allow players to purchase online lottery tickets. The idea of allowing players to make an online lottery purchase has been wildly popular in countries that allow the purchase of online lottery tickets. In the US several state lotteries are considering a similar move and lottery officials in those states hope that sales of online lottery tickets will boost lottery generated revenues. Players would also have the ability to check for winning numbers from their home computers and mobile devices. Lotteries around the world are swiftly adopting 21st century technology.