Why Mega Millions is trending  CNN
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Saturday’s (November 8) Powerball jackpot will be worth an estimated $467 million after zero players matched all six numbers during the $440 million drawing Wednesday (November 5) night.
Results from Wednesday’s Powerball game are listed below:
NUMBERS: 9-17-29-61-66
POWERBALL: 26
POWER PLAY: 5x
Two players won the $1.79 billion Powerball drawing on September 6. Tickets purchased in Missouri and Texas matched all five white numbers and the red Powerball, resetting the next drawing to $20 million ($10.2 million cash value) for September 8.
Saturday’s drawing was the second largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, behind only the $2.04 billion Powerball drawing on November 7, 2022. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are reported to be 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.com.
The jackpot winner was the first since one player won the $205 million Powerball drawing on May 31. The Powerball had previously reset after one player won the $167 million Powerball drawing on April 26.
One player in California matched all six numbers to win the $2.04 billion ($997.6 million) jackpot on November 7, 2022, the largest jackpot offered in U.S. lottery history, according to the official Powerball website. Powerball has had jackpots exceeding $1 billion six times.
Mega Millions games have also exceeded $1 billion seven times, which includes its largest offering, a $1.603 billion jackpot that was one by a player in Florida on August 8. Both jackpots increase during each following game until there’s a jackpot winning ticket matching all six numbers drawn, which includes the additional Mega Millions Gold Ball or Powerball in each respective game.

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Under-threat venues are as much community centres as gambling houses, with Tooting’s art-deco site a cathedral to bingo
IT’S Monday night in Tooting and a crackle of anticipation ripples through the vast art-deco temple to bingo as “eyes down” is called.
Armed with a dabber and a book of bingo cards in the packed house of 420 regulars, I’m soon struggling hopelessly to keep up with the frenetic flow of numbers.
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Yet grandmother Chantal Ramon assures me that a night at Buzz Bingo is not all about winning.
In fact, this sprawling Grade 1- listed South London venue, which once hosted performances by The Beatles and Frank Sinatra, is as much a community centre as it is a gambling house.
Widow Chantal, 78, who has driven five miles from the South London suburb of Sutton for her bingo fix, revealed: “It’s a lovely place, just to socialise and relax.
“It’s especially important to me since I lost my husband Jose.
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“Instead of sitting at home in front of the box, I come out and meet people.
“I’ve been coming for 30 years and try to get here five days a week. The staff miss me if I’m not here — it’s nice to know.”
Now, like many here, she is worried Chancellor Rachel Reeves will launch a raid on gambling taxes in her November 26 Budget that could force bingo halls to shutter for good.
Backing The Sun’s Save Our Bets campaign, she added: “I don’t drink or smoke, Bingo is the one little pleasure I have.
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“Putting more tax on bingo is not fair on older people. If this place closed, it would uproot so many lives.”
With online bingo and slot gaming machines also part of its gambling portfolio, Buzz Bingo fears a mauling in this month’s Budget.
CEO Dominic Mansour, 49, revealed: “Last year we paid around £63million to the taxman — almost a third of our entire year’s turnover.
“We are still recovering from the National Insurance hit we took last year, and any further tax rises would be existential for our business.”
The Buzz Bingo chief says it would not just threaten his 2,500 staff but the painters, builders and decorators working on a current £50million refurbishment of the firm’s clubs.
The company is already clobbered with at least four different gambling taxes. There are fears that the Chancellor could raise some levies to as much as 50 per cent.
Miss the Tower of London if you have to — but don’t miss this.
It currently has 79 bingo halls, on high streets from Aberdeen to Plymouth — down from 137 before Covid hit. Some four million players still visit every year.
But the jewel in the crown is undoubtedly Tooting.
It is a cathedral to bingo, with The Times calling its Gothic interior “as dazzling as the House of Lords”.
I am greeted at the sweeping stairwell at its entrance by genial general manager Shiva Jeevah, 60, who tells me: “This place wouldn’t have survived without bingo.”
Built as the Granada Tooting picture house in 1931, the art-deco masterpiece was considered Britain’s most spectacular cinema.
Architecture critic Ian Nairn said in his 1966 guide to London’s buildings: “Miss the Tower of London if you have to — but don’t miss this.”
In the 1950s it became a concert venue. Frank Sinatra played his first ever UK date here in 1953.
Other famous acts who beat a path to Tooting include The Beatles and Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, Roy Orbison and The Beach Boys.
Shiva tells me he got his first job in a bingo hall shortly after arriving in the UK as a student from Sri Lanka 45 years ago. “Our customers are like a family,” he added. “If a regular is missing for a few days, me and my staff ask after them.
“A few years ago I hadn’t seen someone for a while and we went to the house and they were lying on the floor inside. The police broke the door down and saved her life.”
Clubs will struggle to stay open and it will end up with staff down the dole office.
Shiva says the clientele skews toward older people in the afternoons but in the evenings the Gen Z crowd come because “they like the prices”.
On Mondays, a burger or hot dog with chips is a fiver. A pint of Carling is £4.40. It is £32 to play for an evening session — with a paper book of bingo cards, and 12 chances to win £1,000, over the course of the night.
Shiva shows me to a table in the cavernous main hall where a bingo caller holds court on a raised platform.
In between games, the jaunty theme tune from TV’s Bullseye rings out.
A family of four — including two youngsters who look in their early twenties — sit on a table nearby.
Then we are off. In these politically correct times, the bingo lingo seems to have been dispensed with. There is “two fat ladies” or “your place or mine”.
Earlier, builder Malcolm Gillman had assured me bingo was a “game of chance”, with “no skill involved”.
I beg to differ, Malcolm.
Frantically dabbing at six cards’ worth of numbers, I am left trying to remember the digits I have not yet marked off.
Soon, from amid the rows of packed tables, a shout of “Yes!” rings out.
We have a winner and it is not me.
Malcolm, 65, who drives the eight miles from Purley to Tooting three times a week to play, added: “If your numbers come up, you win. It’s as simple as that. I won £3,500 here one evening.
“I’ve been coming here since I was 20. It’s a great night out — you meet so many people.”
As for a potential tax raid on bingo by Ms Reeves, he added: “Clubs will struggle to stay open and it will end up with staff down the dole office.
“It will mean less tax for the Chancellor in the long run.
“Pubs are going, too. We’ll all end up sitting indoors doing nothing.”
Sisters Rose Miller, 70, and Marilyn McDonald, 71, have been coming to bingo for more than 40 years.
Rose said: “It’s a lovely family atmosphere here.”
Marilyn — whose biggest bingo win was £10,000 — added: “You make so many friends.
“I absolutely support The Sun’s Save Our Bets. The Chancellor should leave bingo alone.”
Mum-of-one Rose agrees, adding: “We love an evening out here.
“We’re spending our own cash which we’ve worked hard for and which has already been taxed.”
Grainne Hurst, chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, warns the close-knit community of bingo enthusiasts like the one I witnessed in Tooting is under threat from any tax hikes.
She said: “Campaigners are calling for a 138-per-cent tax hike on gaming.
“Such a move would punish ordinary players and put at risk the jobs and investment that support this much-loved pastime.”
For many I spoke to in South London, Buzz Bingo is more like a second home.
Retired chef Jennifer Welch Austin, 64, who visits as often as four times a week, revealed: “I meet friends here and the staff are lovely.
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“Shiva comes around offering cups of tea.
“If this place closed, I’d miss it so much.”
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Mega Millions prize climbs to game’s eighth-highest amount  WFMJ.com
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Intuitive Investments Group Plc ( (GB:IIG) ) has issued an announcement.

Intuitive Investments Group plc has reported significant progress in its primary investment, Hui10, which is advancing the digital transformation of the Chinese lottery market. Hui10 has expanded its operations across China, increasing its infrastructure and partnerships, and has seen substantial growth in key performance metrics, such as connected lottery shops and registered users. The company plans further expansion and fundraising to support its growth and capitalize on policy changes allowing paperless lottery play. This strategic positioning is expected to enhance Hui10’s market presence and drive further growth in lottery sales and merchandise revenues.
Spark’s Take on GB:IIG Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:IIG is a Neutral.
Intuitive Investments Group Plc faces considerable financial challenges, with declining revenues and negative cash flows posing significant risks. The weak technical indicators and overvaluation concerns further weigh on the stock. However, recent corporate events, particularly Hui10’s strategic expansions, offer potential growth avenues that could provide future upside if successfully executed.
To see Spark’s full report on GB:IIG stock, click here.
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Intuitive Investments Group plc (IIG) is an investment company that focuses on providing investors with exposure to fast-growing or high-potential businesses, primarily in the UK, continental Europe, the US, and the APAC region. The company aims to generate long-term capital growth for shareholders by leveraging the Board’s experience. One of its primary investments is Hui10, a technology company involved in the digital transformation of the Chinese lottery market.
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NEW YORK LOTTERY-MCCANN-MEGA MILLIONS  Buffalo News
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Powerball Jackpot Crosses $450 Million—Here’s How Much The Winner Could Take Home After Taxes  Forbes
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Lottoland, the world’s largest online lotto betting company has officially opened its doors to Maltese customers. The brand is devoted to bringing customers the opportunity to bet on the biggest and best international lotteries from all over the world. However, there is a lot more than lotteries available at Lottoland, including online casino and sports betting.
In just seven years the company has paid over a billion euros in prizes to lucky winners and is the Guinness World Record holder for the largest online gambling payout in history. Lottoland secured two MGA online gaming licenses last year, allowing it to serve both operators and consumers from Malta. Testament to its strong commitment to player safety the brand is also certified by gaming authorities in the UK, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, South Africa and Australia.
When it comes to rapid growth, few companies can rival Lottoland. So much so that it has been dubbed “one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies” and recognized with most prestigious iGaming awards year on year. This year sees yet another milestone for Lottoland, as the company passes the 12 million customer mark. In other words, if Lottoland was a country, it would have a larger population than Slovenia, Norway and Finland combined. 
Lotteries
Lotto betting is easy at Lottoland, where you can bet on some of the biggest and best lotteries from around the world. Whether you fancy a crack at the monster jackpots on offer from US Powerball and MegaMillions or look for the better value odds of the European jackpots, there are a million ways to win at Lottoland. And don’t forget the range of exclusive lottery betting products and special features to enhance your lottery experience.
Games
Pay a visit to the Casino section and you may just be surprised to discover hundreds of games from some of the biggest gaming providers. From live dealer Poker, Blackjack or Roulette to the latest Video Slots and some major jackpot Slots there is something for every gaming fan here, and of course new games are always being added to the collection.
Scratch cards
There are online scratch cards at Lottoland to suit all bank balances, large and small. Whether you want to take a chance at a multi-million-euro prize or scratch for a few cents, the choice is yours. Even with the budget options you can win up to €70,000 instantly. You can also play for Porsches, Ferraris, Lamborghinis and other top-of-the-range cars on the DreamCar scratchies.
Sports betting
From the biggest leagues in Football to Tennis, Basketball, UFC, eSports and Virtual Sports Lottoland have the sports world covered. The company offers competitive odds so you can get the best value for money and win bigger. Easily place your bets from wherever you are, before the match starts or even while the event is in play. You can also cash out and take a profit early if your bet is coming in, or get some of your stake back if your bet is going against you – all before the event you are betting on is over.
Get a special three-for-one offer on Europe’s biggest jackpot 
To celebrate its launch in Malta, Lottoland is giving all new players three EuroMillions bets for the price of one. A standard line at Lottoland typically costs just €3.00, and the price does not increase if the EuroMillions jackpot grows. As part of the promotion, you can now get three chances to win the next EuroMillions draw for €3 only, instead of paying €9. Register with Lottoland.mt and triple your chances of winning by claiming your two free bets today.
Remember if the jackpot is too big, your dreams are too small.

Disclaimer: Lottoland.mt is operated by European Lotto and Betting Limited and is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority, licence number MGA/B2C/609/2018. Promotion is available to new players only. Players must be 18 or over. Promotion is redeemable once per player. Winnings from the free bets are paid out in cash (not bonus money). These terms are supplemental to Lottoland’s promotional terms and conditions which are found here. 
Gambling can be harmful if not controlled. Please play responsibly. For help visit rgf.org.mt. 
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