Playing responsibly is all about knowing your limits and playing within your means.

Our games are intended to be a fun, low-cost form of entertainment. Plus, you get the added benefit of helping fund Florida education. We know that most of our players enjoy playing our games for the fun and excitement of it, but for others, gaming of any kind can create a problem. We aim to help those players, too.

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The absolute best any-prize odds of any of our lotteries is the French lotto, with any-prize odds of 6:1. In second place we have Austrian Lotto, another popular choice due to its low price, good any-prize and jackpot odds (the same as the Irish Lotto was before the 2015 changes), and added bonus game. Other popular lotteries with attractive odds are Japan Loto 6 with 1 in 6,096,454 chances of winning, as well as Australia’s Monday Lotto, Wednesday Lotto, and Hungary’s Hatoslotto which each offer odds of 1:8,145,060. But as can be expected, the jackpot prizes up for grabs are much smaller than those you could win in the bigger games.

We see a man ready to enjoy the beach.As he walks towards the water we see him carrying a bunch of beach related items.

• Inflatables
• Three hats
• Beach chair
• Umbrella
• Balls
• Small surf board

We see him having a hard time carrying all these things. He even trips once or twice and drops a few items.He’s not having a good time.

Narrator: It’s good to know your limits. When playing the Lottery, always play responsibly.

Play Responsibly Tips

Check out our helpful tips for safer gaming to make sure you’re always playing responsibly.

• Don’t think of the Lottery as a way to make money.

  All of our tickets are intended to be fun games, not a source of income.

• Set a dollar limit and stick to it.

  It’s important to set a budget for what you can afford to spend on the Lottery, using yourdiscretionary income. Don’t spend more money than you initially intended or can afford.

  Discretionary Income

• Never chase your losses.

  Not winning is part of playing the Lottery. Don’t assume that you can earn back themoney you have already lost. Know when to stop.

• Never borrow money to play the Lottery.

  Friends don’t play with friends’ money.

• Don’t play when you are upset or depressed.

  You should avoid doing many things if you are upset or depressed. Playing the Lottery isone of those things. Keep the fun in playing.

• Know when to ask for help.

  Resources are available if you are struggling with an addiction. More informationabout some of the organizations that may be able to help can be found below.

  Addiction Resources

Addiction Resources

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We see a living room. A man is excitedly watching a game on the TV seated on his recliner.Suddenly, we see a drop of water coming from a roof leak.

The man, aware of that, tries to fix the problem putting a bucket under that leak. A moment later, wesee another drop of water coming from a different side. The man, without much movement, putsanother bucket under the other leak.

We zoom out to reveal the living room is full of buckets containing different water leaks.

Narrator: Don’t ignore a serious problem. If you or a loved one has a gambling issue, help is available.Call 888-ADMIT-IT (888-236-4848).

Help is available if you need it.

We want our games to remain fun for our players at all times. But we recognize that some people can develop a problem. If you or a loved one are struggling with a gambling addiction, we encourage you to seek help by contacting one of the organizations below.

These organizations provide all kinds of resources to those who may have a gambling problem, some of which include support group meetings, treatment with a certified counselor, and self-help recovery workbooks. The selected organization(s) will work with you or your loved one to determine the resources best suited to their needs.

Call or Text:
1-800-522-4700

Chat:
ncpgambling.org/chat

Discretionary Income

Only use discretionary income to play.

A big part of being a responsible Lottery player is only using discretionary income, or money you can afford to lose, to play. Discretionary income is the amount of money you have left to spend, invest or save after you have paid for necessities such as food, shelter and clothing. Some other things you could buy with discretionary income are new shoes, movie tickets or that new best-selling book.

To determine your discretionary income, the Florida Department of Financial Services created theYour Money Matter$ tool.This website aims to provide you with resources for creating personal budgets and spending plans so you can manage your money wisely.

View other financial resources provided by the Department of Financial Services

Are You Playing Responsibly?

Know the Odds Before
You Play Them

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Narrator: Today, we’re going to learn about odds. Let’s say you have a 1 in 4 chance of randomly picking an orange per crate.

We see one crate filled with an orange and three limes. We zoom out to reveal a line of multiple fruit crates.Each filled with one orange and three limes.

Narrator: Multiple crates with the same odds do not guarantee that you will pick an orange once.

A woman walks by and randomly chooses fruit to put in her basket.She continues to walk down the line and pick fruits from the crates.

Narrator: Just like the Lottery, if there is a 1 in 4 chance of winning, that applies to every individual ticket.Having multiple tickets does not increase your odds. The odds are the same, no matter how many times you try.

What are the odds?

No, really, it’s very important that you understand the odds associated with each game. While the odds vary from game to game, the odds of winning all work the same way. We want our players to have fun when playing, so remember, it only takes one ticket to win.

Test Your Lottery Knowledge

Must Be 18+ To Play

Our games aren’t child’s play.

We are committed to preventing underage gaming. Lottery games are designed to be a fun, low-cost form of entertainment for those over the age of 18. Sure, Lottery tickets can make a great gift for birthdays, holidays, or other special events, but please remember they should only be given to, or played by, adults.

When you play responsibly,
everyone wins.

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I normally don’t consider myself a jealous person but that all goes out the window when we’re talking about stories concerning people who’ve won the lottery.

Back when I was in college, I won $50 on a $2 scratch-off and proceeded to eat and drink like a king—and by that I mean I bought two pizzas that would end up sustaining me for a week and consumed a 30 and a plastic handle of vodka in what was retroactively a problematic amount of time.

I’ve since come to terms with the fact that that’s probably going to be the pinnacle of my gambling career, and while I always pick up a couple of Powerball tickets when the jackpot joins the Tres Commas Club, I know there’s virtually no chance I’ll ever have the luck of the husband and wife who won millions within a few months of each other or the guy who won twice in five years.

However, there are plenty of people out there who subscribe to the “somebody’s gotta win” mentality, and if you count yourself among them, you might be interested in the question that brought you here.

Which States Have The Best Lottery Odds?

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Best State Lottery Odds

As you probably know, not all lotteries are created equal but they largely follow the same rule: the lower the chance of winning, the higher the reward.

The nation’s two most popular lottery games are the aforementioned Powerball and its younger cousin Mega Millions, which both offer astronomically high odds: you have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning the former and a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of taking home the latter’s jackpot

If you’re looking to deny the existence of the gambler’s fallacy, you might like to know Pennsylvania and Indiana sport a disproportionate number of winners on a national scale when it comes to Powerball while Georgia and New York are the “luckiest” states for Mega Millions.

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With that said, if you’re hoping to increase your chances of winning from “virtually impossible” to “laughably improbable,” then state lotteries are the way to go. However, not all of them are created equal and there’s no real way to point to one specific game that outshines the rest.

With that said, I’ll do my best.

All but six states have their own lottery system in place—you might be shocked to know Utah is one of them (and unironically shocked that Nevada is also part of the club)—and if NBC is to be believed, Massachusetts is far and away the best state to play the lottery based on how much it pays out compared to the amount of money it generates.

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However, it’s worth noting that data may be a bit flawed—in 2012, students at MIT figured out a way to cheat the system to the tune of $8 million and another couple managed to rake in $27 million over a ten-year span. If you take Massachusetts out of the running, then Arkansas takes the top spot followed by South Carolina, Minnesota, and Georgia (if you’re curious, West Virginia is the worst place to play).

If we’re being honest with each other, at the end of the day, the real answer to the question posed here is “Who the hell cares?” based on how slim your chances of winning are regardless of where you play.

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With that said, I wish you the best of luck because you’re sure as hell going to need it.