Euromillions lottery is increasing the price to play and decreasing the odds of winning starting with tonight's draw.
The price of playing for UK residents will increase by 50p to £2.50 for the first draw under new rules this Saturday, September.
Players will also be asked to choose from an extra number this week, decreasing the odds of winning the jackpot from approximately 1 in 117 million to 1 in 140 million.
Lotto have said the number of bigger prizes will increase and the overall odds of winning any prize on EuroMillions will remain at 1 in 13 tickets.
This increase comes despite the fact that the last time Camelot raised their prices, for the British Lotto', participation fell by 40%.
n October 2013, ticket prices for the weekly National Lottery draws increased from £1 to £2, with the operator saying at the time that it predicted that the amount of money that it passes on to good causes would increase as a result.
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