What is National Lottery Day?
If you're extra lucky on July 17th, it could be because it's National Lottery Day! Lotteries are contributing to local and state programs, which is a celebration.
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Lotteries date back to the 15th century. Although early lotteries funded village needs by feeding and clothing the poor, the homeless were also improved defenses. Manfred Zollinger, one of the oldest lotteries in Bruges, Belgium, dates back to 1441.
Merchants paid for the opportunity to win money prizes in early lotteries. Often, the grand prizes included the tax farm on the wijnscrooderschap (wine transporters). One grand prize winner was given the opportunity to own the tax farm, according to these early Renaissance lotteries. Quality control of the wine was also included in their winnings. Merchants would have a lucrative market if they won this lottery, there's no doubt.
During the American Revolution, early lotteries in the United States paid for cannons. The East Coast was also paved with roads leading up and down. Lottery funds were also paved. Today, the lotteries are owned and operated by states. The funds they raise support government services and the communities they serve.
