Playing the Lottery in the United States is one of the many ways Americans pass their leisure time. Not only does it give everyone an adrenaline rush, lottos can be lucrative with the huge jackpot prizes that you can possibly win. It is one of the best and legal ways to make extra cash. The Powerball Lottery is one of the biggest lotteries that you can play in the US. Through the years, it has remained an American favorite.
Time brings about a lot of big changes and both the Powerball and Mega Millions is not exempt from it. These changes are necessary to keep up with the hard times and to make them more appealing to lotto aficionados. Although the make-over has left these lotto games beyond recognition, it was well accepted by lottery players.
The first of the major make-overs will take effect on January 15, 2012. There are 3 main areas that will change in the Powerball lottery.
Foremost is the introduction of the base jackpot which will be raised to a whooping $40 Million. After the resetting of the Powerball Lottery, the jackpot price will begin at $40 Million. This will draw more lotto players into buying tickets for the early draws.
Aside from the hefty million dollar jackpot prize, more prizes will be introduced increasing the chances of lotto players in winning. There will be bigger odds of winning the “smaller” prizes of nothing lower than $1 Million. These two major changes will soften the blow of the third and biggest change of all in the Powerball Lottery.
Starting January 15, 2012 the prices of the Powerball Lottery tickets will be doubled. This so far is the most significant change the Powerball Lottery has ever had since it was first introduced in 1994. This change has become timely as the American economy has experienced high inflation rates. The price increase is necessary to be able to provide for the big cash offerings that they give out every draw. The price increase is justifiable since it had been 17 years since any major changes have been done with the Powerball Lottery.
How this change will affect the perception of the lotto buying crowd is undetermined. But lottery officials are hopeful that despite the price increase, the clamor for the lottery draw will remain unchanged with the hefty offerings of jackpots that reach up to more than $200 Million.
The lotto ticketing websites are also filled with special promos to make the ticket sales more affordable and enticing.
The games must go on and despite these drastic changes the Powerball Lotto continues to offer the biggest jackpot prizes in the US. You just have to keep checking the Powerball Lottery websites for the results, promos and the dates of the next lucky draw! After all these years, the Powerball Lotto continues to be the All American favorite lotto!
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