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The BiLLe Lotto The BiLLe Lotto is an international online weekly lottery based in Antigua with a current jackpot of over 80 Million. 

It is licensed and regulated in Antigua and Barbuda by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority. 

It is played entirely online, via the official website (TheBiLLe.com) and via mobile apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. [http://droidtweak.com/topic/145716-the-bille-lotto-is-a-new-concept-to-play-euro-lottery-

it-is-a-very-simple-and-straightforward-app/]

No physical tickets are sold. Instead, numbers are played and tracked through secure user accounts, with electronic confirmations and prize notifications

Gameplay: A player chooses six balls numbered from 1 to 49, plus a seventh "BiLLe ball" from the remaining 43 numbers. Each number combination is unique and cannot be shared so that prizes are solely the winners based on them purchasing a full ticket. The first six balls can match those drawn in any order to win prizes, but to win the The BiLLe Primary Jackpot, the seventh BiLLe Ball played must also match the BiLLe ball drawn.

The lottery is structured in a way that it sells out if all tickets are sold unlike most other lotteries which can accommodate an infinite number of tickets by splitting the jackpot. The BiLLe jackpot prize at sell out is 1 billion Euros. In addition, the available number combinations allow up to 42 secondary six-ball jackpots of up to 10 Million Euros each.

Draws: Draws are held every Thursday in Antigua at 7:00 p.m. UTC/GMT with a Ryo-Catteau "Stresa" gravity fed ball machine. The ball machine is custom manufactured in France and is the only one of its kind with a 7-tube introducer. Weekly draws are monitored by KPMG, one of the world's four largest professional services networks.

Charities: The BiLLe Lotto manages a charitable donations pool which represents 10% of ticket sales. Individuals are able to direct one third of the charity pool to one of seven Primary Charity categories. One-third of the charity pool is distributed to the player's choice and the remaining one-third to The BiLLe Fund Ltd., an independent foundation dedicated to education and infrastructure development in impoverished Caribbean countries. The BiLLe Fund is overseen by an independent board of governors and audited by a qualified independent accounting firm. [http://www.caribarena.com/ antigua/business/business-news/102244-new-global-lottery-operates-from-antigua.html]

Social Media As part of its marketing efforts, The Bille Lotto ran a competition for to select a blogger which was won by Sheri Landry from Edmonton.