The changes made to the EuroMillions game, which is currently the largest lottery draw on the territory of Europe, have provoked negative reactions in a great number of UK lottery players. The changes in question are related to a 50p increase in the pricing of EuroMillion draw that to £2.50 from September 2016.
But that is not all. As reported, the EuroMillions game is expected to feature an additional lucky star that is to reduce the jackpot winning chances from the current 1 in 117 million to 1 in 140 million after the change gets into action. Players will still be able to choose five main numbers in the range from 1 to 50, while the lucky stars will be 2 – in the range from 1 to 12.
The operators of the UK National Lottery – Camelot Group – have released an official statement, saying that the alterations in the EuroMillions game have been complied with the opinions of the ten syndicated operators of the game that is currently available on the territory of Europe.
In addition, Camelot Group took care of explaining what the changes will be. The operator shared that the new format of the game is aimed at delivering not only larger starting jackpots estimated to £14 million, but also jackpots of no less than £50 million on a yearly basis that are twice as many as the currently existing ones.
The further EuroMillions changes would be fully supported by the UK National Lottery operator. According to Camelot Group’s statement, the draw would result in boosting the number of “UK Millionaire Maker” jackpots to no less than two on a weekly basis. The operator also explained that the current number of guaranteed UK winners was quite possible to double to 208 a year.
The Consumer & Retail Director of Camelot Group Sally Cowdry commented on the changes, saying that EuroMillions had always been found attractive by the UK lottery players thanks to the large jackpots offered as well as to the great number of people who had won millions from the game. According to Mrs. Cowdry, it is now time for the operators to bring a new life in the game and take it to a whole new level.
Camelot Group’s Consumer & Retail Director also explained that the planned changes are aimed at doing exactly that, not to mention the fact they are very likely to help the operator deliver better quality to their customers, as well as to UK Good Causes in the upcoming years.
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Daniel Williams
