Description of popular euro lottery
Most of all, our compatriots love to play Euromillions, EuroJackpot and Viking Lotto, therefore, these lotteries will be discussed further. Sure, these are not all games, available to Russian citizens.
There are also less promoted national European lotteries., which we will analyze in more detail in another section of the article.
Euromillions
This is one of the most popular European lotteries. Draws are held in 00.00 by Moscow time (at 21.00 Greenwich). Details on the dates of the game can be found on the intermediary's website. What else you need to know about Euromillions:
- Ticket sales end in 1.5 hours before the start of the draw;
- The game is played according to the formula 5/50 (basic rates) and 2/11 (additional rates);
- One bet is worth 2 euros;
- The results of the draw can be found on the intermediary website.
EuroJackpot
This lottery appeared only in 2012 year, and is considered one of the youngest European games. Despite, that the size of the cash prizes here is quite modest, EuroJackpot runs are equally popular with Europeans, than Euromillions. Details of the drawing:
- The game takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 00.00 by Moscow time (at 21.00 Greenwich);
- The formula of the game is similar to Euromillions: 5/50 (basic rates) and 2/10 (additional rates);
- One bet is worth 2 euros.
Viking Lotto
This lottery is less known in Russia than others, but our compatriots also love to play it. What you need to know about Viking Lotto:
- Draws are held on Wednesdays (the exact time must be checked on the intermediary website);
- Formula of the game: 6/48 and 2 extra balls;
- One bet is worth 0.7 euros.
Who can play European lotteries
European lotteries, along with American ones, are considered the standard of reliability and are famous for huge amounts of main prizes. Domestic lotteries cannot yet boast even half of those amounts, which are regularly drawn by European companies. And wherein, the organizers do not limit the right to participate in the drawing for foreign players in any way - people around the world can play European lotteries.
For foreign citizens, there are two options for the legal purchase of tickets in the lottery of Europe:
- Buy a lottery ticket at one of the official points of sale, being directly in the country, where is the lottery.
- Use the services of the international ticket sales service Lotto Agent.
The fact, according to European laws, so that the lottery ticket is legally bought, it must be purchased locally, where is the draw. Therefore, despite the fact, that many companies have implemented the function of selling tickets online via the Internet, it is available only to residents of Europe. When buying, the user's location is checked, or the document number is requested, which can only have citizens of a specific country.
