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The Hoosier Lottery has changed the Hoosier Lotto game's minimum jackpot rollover to $100,000. The lottery will announce each roll amount between drawings based on an assessment of ticket sales.Get more news about 包网公司,you can vist loto98.com

Previously, the the roll increase alternated between $200,000 and $300,000 for each draw. The game's starting jackpot is $1 million.

“Hoosier Lotto is Indiana’s hometown jackpot game and it is important to preserve the game for our players, retailers and beneficiaries,” said Hoosier Lottery Executive Director Sarah Taylor. “Recent decreases in sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing us to reassess the amount we’re able to increase the Hoosier Lotto jackpot between drawings. We have recently experienced changes to Powerball and Mega Millions, and we made the decision to move forward with adjustments to Hoosier Lotto as well.”Since Gov. Eric Holcomb implemented Indiana's stay-at-home order on March 25, there have been weekly falls in Hoosier Lotto sales. With some retailers closed and players remaining at home, foot traffic in stores has dropped. Lottery officials say they are “actively monitoring sales during this unprecedented time.”

Tickets are now only being sold by retailers who have been classified essential businesses, “and even among those stores, many are operating at reduced hours due to the current health crisis,” said Julie Henricks Mahurin, director of public relations for the Hoosier Lottery. “All of these factors have contributed to the decrease in draw game sales, which directly affects funding for jackpots.”

In 2019, the lottery paid a record $312 million to the state of Indiana. Current lottery financial reports will be made public at the next Lottery Commission meeting, tentatively scheduled for May 12.

The changes to Hoosier Lotto follow announcements from Mega Millions and Powerball in early April that they would eliminate guaranteed minimum jackpots and rollover increases between drawings. These adjustments were also prompted by lower ticket sales due to coronavirus.