Games of chance

Bingo is so popular in the UK that one would be forgiven for thinking that the game originated in the UK. However, this is not the case. This game started in Italy as a lottery before traversing other regions and making it to the US, where it became commercialized. Soon afterward, the game became mainstream in the US and other regions, especially the UK.

Inhabitants in the Aegean province of Denizli are seeking the lucky man whose lottery ticket has hit 212 million Turkish Liras ($25,1 million), the highest prize in the history of the National Lottery.

The winner didn't appear until December 31, 2019.

Turkey's National Lottery cancels the special prize from the 2018 New Year's Lottery because the winner didn't show up within the deadline, FOCUS reports.

Turkey's National Lottery has claimed it has canceled ticket number 7615536 because the winner did not show up until December 31, 2019.

The prize money of Turkey's 2019 grand New Year lottery was divided into four on Dec. 31 evening after a quarter ticket emerged from the draw.

An official from the state-organized lottery said that the prize of 80 million Turkish liras ($13.4 million) had been won by ticket 1358490, with four lucky winners to share the sum.

The picture of a pile of 80 million Turkish Liras of cash, roughly $13.5 million, has excited millions of Turkish citizens, who are rushing to buy traditional New Year's Eve lottery tickets.

The grand prize was presented to the public at a Vakıf Bank branch in Ankara on Dec. 25.

This is the second biggest win in lottery history.

A € 15 million jackpot was won by a Frenchman at a Christmas raffle, BGNES reports. According to the lottery website, the lucky one is a resident of a town in the northwestern part of the country.

As people want to buy New Year's Eve national lottery tickets before they are sold out, long lines are being seen in front of the famous lottery booth in Istanbul's Eminönü district.

The European iGaming market remains one of the most open and lucrative in the world, with intercountry collaboration enabling brands to operate in various jurisdictions across the continent.