Playing the Minnesota Lottery

If you are in need of a good pick-me-up, nothing can beat the thrill of scratching off a Minnesota lottery ticket, especially if it happens to be a winner. The Minnesota state lottery has much to offer in the way of instant win games and also weekly and daily drawing games. From Powerball to Hot Lotto and Northstar Cash, you can't go wrong with the Minnesota lottery.

If you like the thrill of watching a televised drawing and you enjoy picking out your lucky lottery numbers, then Hot Lotto just might be the game for you. The jackpot for the game starts at one million dollars, and the prize money is rolled over each time no one wins the drawing. The game involves picking five numbers between one and thirty-nine and one additional number called the HOT ball. This number must fall between one and nineteen. The Hot Lotto game is played among several different states, including Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, West Virginia and South Dakota in addition to in Minnesota. Your odds for winning any prize in this Minnesota lottery game are one in sixteen. However, if you will only be happy with the jackpot, your odds stack up to be a bit more grim, at one in eleven million.

However, there is more to the Minnesota state lottery than meets the eye. Other than that going to prize money, the majority of the proceeds from the Minnesota lottery go toward a state environmental trust fund that supports national resources, gaming and fishing and other environmental issues. This makes purchasing a lottery ticket worth a lot more than just a dollar, even if you do not ever win a penny. Every time you purchase a Minnesota lottery ticket, you can rest assured that your money is going to a good cause, and who knows? You just might end up winning something after all.

While the Minnesota lottery offers decent odds you may want to consider playing other state lotteries. There are several reputable websites offering online lottery ticket sales. Minnesota is one of several Powerball states that have chosen to add the popular Mega Millions lottery to its lotto lineup. Due to federal laws and regulations the Minnesota lottery does not allow players to buy online lottery tickets. Once federal regulations are clarified many lottery experts believe it will only be a matter of time before most state lotteries allow players to buy lotto tickets online.