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Most state lottery raffle games sold outNews Story
Around the United States, Christmastime raffle games have become the hottest ticket of the year, with most of the game tickets selling out well before the drawing date. The raffle games are loosely modeled after the largest lottery game in the world, Spain's El Gordo, which gives back an unusually large 70% of all proceeds in the form of prizes, and makes many instant millionaires. Unlike traditional lotto-style games, a fixed number of tickets are sold for raffle games, and the prizes are
Dec 30, 2006, 12:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Early talks for a joint Powerball-British lottery gameReply
I started a blog back a while ago 1 billion dollar Powerball ... and ppl on there did not seem to think the jackpot would ever grow that big.. Now if we merge with the British games that could now be a reality. I hope it don't happen though because the game would be even harder to win and there would be extremely too many people in it..sort of like that El-Gordo game. KM
Feb 17, 2009, 11:55 am - Kidzmom - Lottery News

International super lottery to create jackpots of $500 million or moreReply
This International game will be more like Spains El-Gordo (I think that is what it is called) There isn't just going to be one winning ticket, there is going to be thousands. I have always wanted a game like that. But international is going to be crazy. The logistics along are going to take years to figure out. Different currencies, different languages. It will be nice to see but a pain in the rear to get started. Brad
Sep 13, 2008, 2:56 pm - Bradly_60 - Lottery News