iGaming Business magazine iGB 112 Sept/Oct 2018 | Page 77

Africa Focus
HOW TO WIN
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LOTTO
Andrea Bargholz explains why lotto is still a winning formula
after 500 years of history
Lotto’s surge in popularity can be traced back hundreds of years to
the Italian city-state of Genoa. Following a coup d’état in 1575 it was
decided that five senators would be chosen out of a civil list of 90 people.
However, “chosen” isn’t really the correct word to describe the process.
Instead of being selected, the names of the senators were to be drawn
by chance, and over time the residents started to predict the result of
the election.
By 1643, the stat