People who play the Euromillions Lottery have been disappointed by the recent news that ticket prices are to increase. Camelot have decided to increase the price of a ticket by 50p. The current cost of a ticket with 1 line is £2.00 – that will rise to £2.50 in September of this year.Euromillions players in the UK have been complaining via social media sites that the price increase is unfair. They have voiced their objections, but it remains to be seen whether or not Camelot is willing or able to respond to these.
Harder To Win
In addition, Camelot is planning to add an extra lucky star to Euromillions tickets. This means that it will be harder to win. At the moment, it is 1 in 117 million players who scoop the big prize. From the autumn, the chances of winning will go up to 1 in 140 million.Camelot released a statement regarding the changes, which said that the decision had not be made independently. The decision was made on the basis of collaboration with the 10 syndicated operators of Euromillions across Europe.
Increase Jackpot
Camelot bosses have said that the new way of doing things for Euromillions players in the UK would actually increase the amount on offer for the initial jackpot. The new starting jackpots will be as high as £14 million, which may prove to be a very tempting prize, even for those players who have been disappointed by the changes.Camelot have also said that there will be more jackpots of £50 million – double the usual amount for each year. They have also declared that there will be more ‘UK Millionaire maker’ wins, increasing to two a week. The result of that will be that the number of winners will be doubled, amounting to 208 each year. Camelot remains optimistic about the future of the game, and the numbers who will want to play.