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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.
On 1 March 2007, the Division 1 pool was $33 million; it was the largest Australian lottery prize won. On 5 June 2008, the Division 1 pool was $58,737,207.41; then the largest prize pool in Australian history to that point (since eclipsed several times, including by Oz Lotto in 2012, which had a Division 1 pool of $100 million.) [ 3 ]
Oz Lotto was first introduced in 1994 and promoted as Australia's first fully national lottery game, at a time when New South Wales was not part of The Australian Lotto Bloc. Originally, the game was similar to Saturday Lotto, requiring six numbers to be picked out of 45. However, starting 18 October 2005, a seventh number began to be drawn ...
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.
Jumbo Interactive was founded by Mike Veverka [3] in 1995 as a software developer and an Internet Service Provider in Queensland, Australia. In 1999, the company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange as Jumbomall.com [4] Focus shifted towards internet lotteries when the Interactive Gambling Act was passed by the Australian Parliament in 2001 ...
An ABC News broadcast trailer at the Australian War Memorial. National news updates are presented on ABC TV throughout the day, with evening updates at 7 pm presented live in most states by the respective state news presenters. Bulletins focus strongly on issues of state relevance, with a greater inclusion of national and international news ...