Winning the lottery when you place your bet online at 4D Singapore or Powerball seems to be a rare phenomenon but it is possible. While the history of the lottery is filled with strange stories that seem to be impossible to happen in real life, there are those who are actually based on facts.
Lucky you! We unearthed some of the interesting facts about the lottery that will definitely keep you wondering.
Losing a lottery ticket is a lost opportunity
Unclaimed lottery prizes are common in many state lotteries like 4D Singapore but there is one event that goes down in the world record as the biggest lottery prize that was unclaimed. The prize is worth £63,837,543.60 and it was played in June 2012 at EuroMillions. Nobody found the ticket and it had expired.
The Low countries in Europe developed modern lottery
The first record where lottery tickets were offered for a monetary prize were in the 15th century in the Netherlands and Belgium. The first documented lottery that was held in public was in 145 in the town of L'Ecluse in the Netherlands. The jackpot prize was $170,000 and over 4,300 tickets were sold.
The word 'lottery' has Dutch origins
The first developed form of lottery was played in the Netherlands and Belgium, so it is fitting that the word lottery also came from a Dutch word “lot” which means fate. Meanwhile, the word “lotto” is an Italian word which also bears the same meaning.
Lotteries exists in Vatican City
Gambling is considered by many Catholics as a vice, however it is mind-blowing to know that such activity exists within the walls of the Vatican City. Before, the papacy was opposed to the lottery in Rome.
However, Pope Innocent XIII allowed the lottery in 1732 because the activity was very popular at that time. Today, 4D lotteries were regulated in the City and the revenue goes to the charity.
Lotteries has ancient origins
For those of you who didn’t know, the lottery is considered as the oldest form of gambling, even older than the invention of playing cards and dice being used in casino games. The earliest iteration of the lottery was in 100 BC in Ancient Rome and China. Both cultures have their own unique origin story of how the 4D Singapore lottery began.
The establishment of USA was funded by lottery
The founding fathers of the United States are also supporters of the lottery. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, all have set up their own lotteries for a variety of reasons such as paying off their debts.
The truth is, the establishment of the United States was funded by lotteries set up by the founding fathers. It is no surprise that the American lotteries Powerball and MegaMillions are the most successful in the world like 4D Singapore.
Lottery winners usually don’t quit their day jobs
According to the survey conducted in 2009 by Anna Hedenus and Bengt Furåker in Sweden about lottery winners. They found out that, contrary to what most people think, 62% of lottery winners don’t quit their jobs even if they won big, while only 12% of winners do quit their jobs upon winning 4D Singapore.
The findings concluded that most people think that even if they gain a significant amount of money that could basically sustain them for a long time, they still choose to remain in their regular jobs because it defines their identity.
Conclusion
Lottery is the oldest form of gambling and it has its own rich history in many cultures around the world. By knowing the fun facts that we mentioned about the lottery, we hope that you will never see the online lottery in Singapore in the same way again.
