Record Superenalotto jackpot

The world seems full of massive lottery jackpots at the moment but none of these can compare to tonight’s record Superenalotto jackpot. The Italian Lottery has rolled over so many times it now sits at a whopping €149.2 million which is €1.4 million more then any jackpot in Superenalotto’s history. To put this into perspective this equates to over £128 million meaning if there is just one lucky winner they will instantly become worth more then the likes of Premiership footballers and film stars and even three times richer then pop stars such as Kylie Minogue whose personal fortune sits at £40 million.
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SuperEnalotto to boost towns budget

If you have being watching the news over recent months you will no doubt have seen that Italy is having a few financial difficulties. The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has introduced massive spending cuts designed to lower the countries budget deficit. This has resulted in many of the smaller towns looking for new ways of generating income to make up the shortfall. One of the most original of these ideas has come from Melito near Naples who are banking on the SuperEnalotto to boost the town’s budget.
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Supermarket chain has launched a lottery with a difference

An ingenious Italian supermarket chain has launched a lottery with a difference. The prize for this novel lottery isn’t a multi-million jackpot, the prize is a job. The economic pressure being felt across the world has left many people without jobs and Italy is no different. This means that the prize of a job, as opposed to a huge cash prize from this clever lottery will still create lots of excitement.

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Catholic Church warns against money worshipping before God

The Italian Catholic Church has warned the people of Italy of the dangerous consequences of worshipping money. As Italy’s SuperEnalotto rolls over again and reaches an astonishing €131.5 million, at the time of writing this article, the nation’s Catholic Church warns against money worshipping before God.

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Sicilian mayor bought lottery tickets to raise funds for his town

The mayor of a small Sicilian town is attempting to help ease it’s cash-flow problems by purchasing tickets for Italy’s SuperEnalotto state lottery. The SuperEnalotto jackpot hasn’t been won in weeks, and it has climbed to an unprecedented €116 million which is roughly £98m, so the Sicilian mayor bought lottery tickets to raise funds for his town.

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