Early modern history
Spain, 1763
Spain
offers a wealth of lottery games, the majority of which are operated by
Loterías y Apuestas del Estado with the remaining lotteries operated by the
ONCE and the Catalan government. The first Spanish lottery game was played back
in 1763 and, over the last two centuries, playing the lottery in Spain has
developed into a tradition.
The Spanish
Christmas Lottery (officially Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad
[soɾˈteo ekstɾaorðiˈnaɾjo ðe naβiˈðað] or simply Lotería de Navidad [loteˈɾia
ðe naβiˈðað]) is a national Play online
lottery. It is organized every year since
1812 by a branch of the Spanish Public Administration, now called Loterías y
Apuestas del Estado. The name Sorteo de Navidad was used for the first time in
1892.
The
Spanish Christmas lottery is the second longest continuously running lottery in
the world. This includes the years during the Spanish Civil War when the
lottery draw was held in Valencia after the Republicans were forced to relocate
their capital from Madrid. After the overthrow of the Republican government the
lottery continued uninterrupted under the Franco regime.
Australia
Main article: Lotteries in
Australia
The
first lottery in Australia took place in the 1880s in Sydney. It was a private
sweepstakes that was quickly prohibited, despite being moved to other areas
such as Queensland and Victoria.[6] In
1916, the Australian government started their own lottery, named the 'Golden
Casket Art Union', with the intention of raising money for charities and
projects. Its first draw is credited with raising funds for veterans of World
War One.[7]
Canada[edit]
Lotteries
in Canada are administered by five regional organizations; the Atlantic
Lottery Corporation (which serves Atlantic Canada), Loto-Québec,
the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, the Western
Canada Lottery Corporation (which serves Western and Northern
Canada, excluding British Columbia), and the British
Columbia Lottery Corporation. The five regional lotteries are members of a
consortium known as the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, which
administrates national games, including the flagship Lotto 6/49 and Lotto
Max. The five lotteries offer draw games, scratch cards, and sports
betting—the latter primarily under the brand Sport Select.
The
largest single jackpot record in Canadian Play lottery
online history was a Lotto 6/49 drawing on
October 17, 2015 for a jackpot of $64 million.[8]
Mexico[edit]
National Lottery building located in Mexico City
The
Mexican Lotería Nacional dates back to the late 18th century.
The goal of the Lotería is to create jobs and to "impulse the wealth
redistribution process".[9] The Lotería is also a member of the North American
Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.[10]
