The lottery game that has made millionaires in the United States will expand this summer to include players in England, Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom. An agreement was announced Tuesday between the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the lottery game, and Allwyn UK, which operates the UK’s National Lottery. The deal still must be approved by a UK gambling commission. It will mark the first time a lottery outside the United States will contribute to the Powerball jackpot. “We’re constantly looking for ways to make sure that we’re keeping Powerball culturally and commercially relevant,” said Matt Strawn, who heads Powerball and is chief executive of the Iowa Lottery. “And this really is the next natural progression in doing just that.” The same jackpot amount will be available to players on both sides of the Atlantic with US payouts in dollars and those in the UK in pounds. For players in the US, nothing changes, including the $2 cost of a Powerball ticket and the long odds of winning the jackpot of 1 in 292.2 million, Strawn said. But with UK players buying tickets, a larger player pool will grow jackpots more quickly. “Players consistently t
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The lottery game that has made millionaires in the United States will expand this summer to include players in England, Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom. An agreement was announced Tuesday between the Multi-State Lottery…
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