The Florida Lottery will try to increase ticket sales by offering players a chance to boost their jackpots.
A Lottery Department spokeswoman says that besides the $1 ticket already available, Lotto players also will be able to buy $2 and $3 tickets, making players eligible to win bonuses of 10 million dollars or 25 million on top of the existing jackpots.
Players would use the same six numbers, with the same odds of one in 23 million. The change would only affect players who pay extra for the tickets. Retailers will begin selling the new tickets on March second for the March fifth drawing. Governor Charlie Crist is counting on 248 million dollars from the Florida Lottery, along with other gambling money, to help offset falling tax revenues in a tight budget year.
With the new tickets, the Lotto game is expected to generate about 105 million
dollars in the next budget year.
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