LONDON, October 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
theLotter.com: "Estimated $1.6
billion US Mega Millions jackpot likely to be adjusted
upwards due to unprecedented international sales."
Industry insiders widely expect this week's record-breaking
$1.6 billion jackpot in the US Mega
Millions to break through the spellbinding $2 billion threshold before the draw takes place.
One of the main factors driving the landmark prize up even further
is the colossal number of overseas players participating in the US
lottery. theLotter.com has long been one of the main lottery ticket
messengers for players from outside of the US.
TheLotter's spokesman Austin
Weaver said: "As the original pioneer we've seen the online
landscape change rapidly in recent years, with more and more
companies seemingly offering US lotteries online, but 'the proof is
in the pudding': We're unique as we actually provide paper tickets
instead of mere bets, and with winners from Europe, Australia, Canada, Iraq
and Latin America, we have proven
to be reliable."
Weaver continues: "We've been growing steadily for 15 years, but
sales really accelerated in 2016 when Powerball reached
$1.58 billion and media outlets from
CNN to CBS reported on theLotter's services. What we're
experiencing right now though, is unheard of. The current Mega
Millions jackpot is spurring on more sales from places in
Europe than in 2016."
"With so much money at stake, overseas players tend to turn to
theLotter, as we physically purchase tickets as opposed to offering
a chance to bet on the draw like our competitors. There's simply no
guarantee at these sort of jackpot levels that a bet is even fully
covered by insurance, so how these betting companies will come up
with billions in prize money if one of their punters wins remains
to be seen. Our paper ticket model may seem old school in the
digital age, but there is no risk to players. When one of our
customers wins they are flown out to the US to personally claim
their prize, ticket in hand. It's legal, we've done it for more
than a decade and it's secure."
"The current $1.6 billion
Mega Millions jackpot is the biggest prize in lottery history. Now
it is just a matter of time before we celebrate the first lottery
billionaire. The question is: will it be an American?"
Contact:
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