Italian lottery
ITALIAN LOTTERY
Italy´s answer to the deep recession and rising unemployment is to hold three mega lottery draws per week! The size of the jackpot is enormes often eclipsing the euro millions jackpot, the euro millions jackpot now stands at 126 million euros.
Fever pitch rises as the jackpot increases . Italy becomes a mad house where the main topic of conversation in its bars and cafes is the Italian lottery. Unsurprisingly the Catholic Church does not support the lotto despite the fact that roughly half of the revenue is collected by the government hence supplementing the tax system. However the thrice weekly superenalotto draw brings the hope of winning to millions of working class Italians which in these uncertain times they certainly need..
Some of the impoverished local councils in the south of Italy have voted to buy tickets every week saying that they have a better chance of winning the Italian lottery than receiving any funds from the government to finance local infrastructure etc. Imagine this happening in the UK !! Very unlikely to say the least.
The size of the jackpots in the Italian lottery have drawn lotto tourists from neighboring countries such as France ,Slovenia , Switzerland and even from Germany with a special lotto flight.. Lotto tourists have been flocking over the borders to buy their tickets. Fortunately, it will not be necessary to travel to Italy to play the ITALIAN LOTTERY as soon you will be able to play via e-lottery from the comfort of your armchair. Coming soon.
The super draw has been played in Italy since 1997, draws take place on Tuesdays ,Thursdays and Saturdays.