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Oct 14, 2009 · America's multi-state lottery titans agree to ticket-selling partnership. Oct 14, 2009, 9:13 am (40 comments) Share Post Copy LinkEven bigger, unified national game could be next

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Can Mega Millions and Powerball tickets be sold in the same lottery?

For years, Mega Millions and Powerball tickets could not be sold by the same lottery. Each state had to decide which game to offer. That changed in January 2010, when an agreement between MUSL and the Mega Millions consortium was implemented, allowing MUSL members to sell Mega Millions and consortium members to sell Powerball. ...

How many states have a lottery?

Since 1964, when New Hampshire became the first to offer a state lottery, 44 states have started their own or joined multi-state jackpots. (Mississippi was the most recent state to add lotto games in 2019.) States, often under budget pressures, introduced lotteries as a way to add revenue without raising taxes. ...

What happens if one state adds a lottery?

That’s because when one state adds a lottery, people often flood across state lines to buy tickets. The holdout state then has an incentive to keep the revenue from ticket purchases in its own state. Hawaii and Alaska, of course, don’t have any US neighbors and don’t face this problem. ...

Can you buy lottery tickets in a state without a lottery program?

That doesn’t stop people from playing, of course. Residents in states with no lottery programs have found ways to get their hands on lottery tickets, largely by crossing over into a state that allows the sale. ...

How many times has the lottery won a billion-dollar jackpot?

Since those changes, the jackpot has breached the billion-dollar mark six times including, most recently in 2023, when a record-breaking $1.6 billion ticket was won in Florida. Notably, of the lottery’s top 10 biggest-ever jackpots, three occurred this year. ...