What prevents Russians from winning foreign lotteries
International or foreign types of lotteries attract many with the opportunity to get a really big win. But there is a stereotype, which claims, that the citizens of the Russian Federation cannot get a big jackpot. Statistical facts say the opposite: every now and then in the list of winners are people from different countries. Everyone has equal chances, they do not depend on the geographic location of the buyer.
Residents of Russia can count on the same chance of becoming the lucky winner of the jackpot, like citizens of other powers. Besides, there are a lot of those in the country, who have already received impressive prizes, even if not the main. Usually these are people, who regularly buy lottery tickets.
Russians rarely find themselves on the lists of winners for the simple reason, that many do not know, that you can buy tickets from foreign lottery operators. And they, who knows about such a possibility, unable to find a decent agent, which would help them purchase coupons.
Beware of scam agents
Some Russians came across fraudulent agents, after which they no longer want to risk their money. Another reason for the cool attitude towards international draws – lack of faith in the possibility of winning something. Honest intermediaries, which are mentioned in this article – one of the options to remove unnecessary risks and enjoy participation in the game.
EuroJackpot lottery
The first EuroJackpot draw took place in 2012 year. Denmark joins EuroJackpot today, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Italy, Spain, Norway, Netherlands, Slovenia, Norway, Croatia, Finland, Poland, Sweden, Estonia.
In these countries, the EuroJackpot ticket can be bought officially at lottery kiosks and other points of sale..
How much can you win?
If nobody wins the maximum prize, then from circulation to circulation it increases to 90 million. Moreover, the ticket price is lower, than other European lotteries - participation in EuroJackpot costs 6 euros.
Where are the draws held??
The capital of the EuroJackpot lottery is Finland. In the capital of this country, Helsinki, every Friday at 21:00 EuroJackpot draws are held. If the ticket has won a large amount, then he is sent for examination to Denmark or Germany.
What are the chances of winning?
Chance to hit the jackpot at EuroJackpot - 1 of 95 million. This is bigger, than EuroMillions (1 of 117 million) и в German Lotto (1 of 139 million). The highest "jackpot" in EuroJackpot history has been drawn twice: owners 90 million euros in May 2015 and in October 2016 became residents of the Czech Republic and Germany.