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Playing the Arizona Lottery
Playing the Arizona Lottery
The Arizona Powerball lottery game is a way to spend a little extra cash. Because the AZ Power Ball tickets can be purchased for as low as one dollar, it is a fairly inexpensive way to get a little excitement into your life. In order to play the game, you have to pick six separate Arizona Powerball numbers. Five of these six numbers have to fall between one and fifty-five, while the final number, known as the red Arizona Powerball number, must fall between one and forty-two.
With AZ Powerball, you have a pretty good chance of winning something, even if it is just a three dollar cash prize. Though the grand prize is only awarded to someone who picks all six numbers, you can still win a hefty two hundred thousand dollar prize for picking the five winning Arizona power ball numbers without having the correct red Powerball. If you pick four correct regular numbers plus the correct red AZ Powerball, you will win ten thousand dollars. There are also prizes awarded for picking anywhere from four numbers down to just having the correct Powerball number.
If you choose to play the AZ Power Play options, you can multiply prizes other than the jackpot by anywhere from two to five times. This is a popular option, especially since it greatly increases your winnings even if you only have one or two correct numbers.
You can get the latest Arizona Powerball results either online at the Arizona Lottery Powerball website, or you can watch the live drawings twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 Eastern Time. Many local television stations broadcast the Arizona Power Ball drawing live, so you can check local listings to find out where to watch. The official Powerball website also lists up-to-date Arizona Powerball winning numbers.
At the present time there are no indications that the Arizona lottery will add Mega Millions to its lotto lineup. Several states are expected to sell tickets for both multi state lotteries early in 2010 but Arizona will not be among these states at the present time. Arizona has operated one of the more successful lotteries and by and large the Arizona lottery has not been affected by the current recession. Like most US states Arizona does not allow players to buy lottery tickets online. Rural Arizona residents who must drive considerable distances to buy lotto tickets say they would appreciate the convenience of online lottery ticket sales.
Illinois to Offer Online Lottery Ticket Sales
Illinois to Offer Online Lottery Ticket Sales
A proposal in the Illinois legislature would allow the sale of Illinois state lotto tickets online. The proposal was spurred by lagging lottery ticket sales due to the economy. The move is expected to boost sales but there may be a catch.
Since its passage in 2006 using the most dishonest methods to insure passage, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) has had a lot of unintended consequences. In New Hampshire citizens buying state lotto tickets with a credit card at lotto terminals have found their transactions blocked by their banks due to the vague regulations set forth in the UIGEA.
Even though state lotteries are legal under the law many banks have shown that they will block any transactions they are unsure of. Enforcement of UIGEA was foisted on the banks with no government funding to compensate banks for their new law enforcement responsibilities.
Illinois Senate President, John Cullerton hopes that online lotto ticket sales will increase lottery revenues by as much as $300 million dollars. If financial institutions block transactions revenues will in all likelihood remain flat. The financial industry had predicted that the vague regulations would cause many problems and these are just beginning to surface. These predictions were ignored by the federal government which went ahead and passed UIGEA to pander to a tiny minority of anti gambling activists.
Hopefully the difficulties faced by New Hampshire and Illinois will prompt legislators to take another look at UIGEA. The law has caused many problems among them a dispute now in front of the World Trade Organization between Antigua and the United States and all indications are that the decision will be favorable to Antigua.
Should the Illinois lottery manage to solve the problems of online lottery ticket sales other states may follow and citizens will be able to enjoy the convenience of buying lottery tickets online. Several other states are thinking about allowing the sale of online lottery tickets. Many other states are trying to boost ticket sales and fill empty state coffers. Many states have been hard hit by the current recession and are trying to find original funding solutions.
The technology is already in place for the sale of online lottery tickets. Most players say they would welcome the ability to make an online lottery purchase from their home computers or cell phones. Players could also check state lottery websites for up to date lottery information and news. Several states may implement the sale of online lottery tickets as early as 2010.