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Lotterywest is a statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia, under the Lotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA) and associated regulations. [2]Lotterywest sells lottery tickets and "instant win" Scratch 'n’ Win tickets through a network of newsagents and other authorised retailers.
Australian lotteries are subject to many regulations, which generally vary by state. The minimum age to purchase lottery products is 18 in all states except for Western Australia, where the age was lowered to 16. [4] Most Australian lottery tickets do not include retailer sales commission; purchases often are not to the whole dollar.
The Government owned Lotterywest operates the lottery in Western Australia. The highest Australian Powerball jackpot was A$200 million on 1 February 2024. The biggest individual Powerball game was won in May also in 2024. [1] Most jackpot wins are not shared by multiple tickets.
Lotteries in Australia are now operated by Tatts Group under Government licence in each State or Territory with the exception of Western Australia. Australia also supports online lottery sales with two licensed re-sellers, Netlotto Pty Ltd and Jumbo Interactive which sell Australian lottery products through their websites.
TattsLotto is a weekly lottery game played on Saturday nights in Australia, known as Saturday Lotto in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia, and Gold Lotto in Queensland. It was the first European-format "lotto" style lottery in Australia.
Oz Lotto is a national lottery game, owned by The Lottery Corporation and administered by its lottery brand 'The Lott' in all Australian States with the exception of Western Australia, where the lottery is administered by Lotterywest.
Gambling is an activity undertaken by many Australians. In 2022, 72.8% of Australian adults gambled within the previous 12 months (80.5% for men and 66.2% for women) and 38% of Australian adults gambled at least once per week (48% for men and 28% for women). [1]
Jumbo Interactive Limited is an Australian corporation and reseller of lottery games in Australia under agreement with government licensed lottery operator Tatts Group. [1] Jumbo Interactive operates ozlotteries.com, one of Australia's largest e-commerce websites retailing Australian lotteries, such as Saturday Lotto, Oz Lotto and Powerball .