Bolivia's Lonabol launched an online platform for buying lottery tickets on 20 April, allowing customers to purchase them by mobile device or computer. Todotix developed the platform, which accepts QR-code payments, Lonabol said.
The launch gives Lonabol a digital sales channel for lottery tickets across Bolivia.
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Reportedly, Powerball ticket sales began in the UK on 21 July. Britain’s National Lottery joined the game ahead of the US draw scheduled for 22 July.
Reportedly, Germany’s GGL has declared elements of FIFA’s ticket sales practices for the previous World Cup unlawful. The finding concerns parts of the football governing body’s sales process.
UAE Lottery has opened its first retail ticket outlet in Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, the company said. The M40 location sells tickets for Lucky Day Draw and Pick 3 to customers aged 18 and above, marking the operator’s first move beyond online-only sales.
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has allowed a dispute over an unclaimed $12.8m Arizona Lottery ticket to continue, with claims involving Circle K, former store manager Robert Gawlitza and customer Soonchun Kim. The court will first determine ownership; it has put most of the employees’ other claims on hold, while a previously extended deadline prevents the ticket from expiring during the case.
A lawsuit may proceed while most other employee claims remain on hold, following a ruling by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Kreamer at a 6 November hearing, according to NBC Palm Springs. The first question for the court is the ticket’s legal ownership. The disputed lottery ticket is worth $12.8 million.
LendingTree analysed US Census Bureau data and reported that Americans spent $110.4bn on lottery tickets in 2024, with average spending of $323 per person. Spending rose in 16 states, fell in 28 and was broadly unchanged in California; the analysis said Massachusetts had the highest per-capita figure at $904.