Do you play Power Ball here in US? Have you ever done it in Poland? Here is some info about playing lottery in Poland.

National lottery games in Poland are operated byTotalizator Sportowy who have been running Lotto PL games since the Polish Government granted it a license to begin operations back on January 25th 1956.

The Lottery Poland company – TS – is one of Poland’s largest companies and is owned solely by the Polish State Treasury.

The Lottery Poland “LOTTO” brand is one of the strongest in the Polish market and it is estimated that nearly 60% of the Polish population play Totalizator Sportowy games.

The first game to be introduced byTotalizator Sportowy and Lottery Poland was Toto Lotek in 1957 which reigned supreme for 16 years. Its up to date variant is now the strongest game in the TS portfolio.

There are numerous games offered byTotalizator Sportowy including Keno, Numerek, Zdrapki, Los Millionos, Multi Lotek, Express Lotek and the Lottery Poland flagship game that we are going to look at here – the incredibly popular Duży Lotek, or Polish Lotto…

The Duży Lotek literally means the “Large” Lottery and is the oldest game offered by Totalizator Sportowy being introduced way back on January 27th 1957 and has been the premier Lottery Poland game ever since.

Originally it was known as Toto Lotek until its name was changed to the Duży Lotek in September 1975.

The Lottery Poland – Duży Lotek 6/49 – is a traditional jackpot, draw-style, lotto game and is the most popular game offered by Totalizator Sportowy, the Poland National Lottery company. Each time that the Duży Lotek jackpot is not won, it will “rollover” and the figure will be added onto the jackpot for the next draw, making for some much larger jackpot figures to be won.

Draws for the Duży Lotek take place 3 times each week on Tuesdays,Thursdays and Saturdays at 10.00pm CET

The Lottery Poland – Duży Lotek uses what’s called a matrix of 6/49 which means that when playing the Duży Lotek, you will need to select 6 numbers out of a pool of balls numbered from 1 to 49. If you match all 6 of the main numbers drawn then you will be a winner of the first division prize – the Duży Lotek jackpot.

In addition to the jackpot itself, there are 3 other ways in which you can win on the Duży Lotek, which means that are a great number of prizes to be won 3 times every week for anyone who plays the Lottery Poland.

A “Random Select” facility is available when playing with Totalizator Sportowy. You can ask the lottery retailer or computer to randomly select all your Duży Lotek numbers for you.

So, playing the Lotto PL is simple…just select your own numbers or request them to be randomly generated for you by choosing the “Random Select” option. The price per entry into the Lottery Poland – Duży Lotek is just 2 PLN (Zlotys) or EUR 1.60 per line.

Who can play? As with the majority of lottery games around the world, previously only citizens living in Poland were allowed to play in any of the games from Totalizator Sportowy including the Duży Lotek – you used to have to purchase your Lotto PL tickets from an authorized retailer based in Poland itself.

These days, though, this is not a problem as there are various online lottery ticket sales companies like TheLotter who are both authorized and genuine – you are able to select your Lottery Poland numbers online and purchase your tickets no matter where in the world you live.

Good luck! Powodzenia!

Do następnego razu… (Till next time…)