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An American non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by agreement of its member lotteries. MUSL was created to facilitate the operation of multi-jurisdictional lottery games, such as US Powerball and Mega Millions .
When a jackpot reaches its cap or the maximum number of draws, a must-be-won draw is staged. If the top prize is still not won, the money is split amongst the winners of the next highest prize division. For example, EuroMillions stages a must-be-won draw after the jackpot cap is reached and the prize is not won within another four draws.
In lotteries, odds are a numerical expression of the likelihood or probability of a player winning a lottery prize. The winning odds are calculated using the lottery's guess range, how many numbers can be selected, and the number of combinations that can be produced from these.
A lottery ticket limited for use in a single lottery draw.
A platform offering players the ability to play lotteries online. There are several types of online lottery services, including betting-on services and ticket-purchasing services like theLotter.