There is already a multi-state super lottery (mostly on the East Coast I think it is) that is very popular. Probably others in other parts of the country.
Cheers,
Bev

 

Yes, but the multi-state games, but they don't generate the same buzz that the Spanish 'El Gordo' lottery. I also like that it is a Christmas time lottery.

 

I'm not sure what the legal status would be of a genuinely "national" lottery in the US. I think that's part of the attraction of El Gordo. Plus, there is a certain portion of the population in the US that objects to lotteries on "moral" grounds. (Plus - I suspect Spain's tax laws on the lottery may be similar to those here in : lottery winnings are not subject to income tax. Unfortunately, the same is not true in the US...)
Cheers,
Bev

 

I play the Massachusetts lottery, I think it's the only American lottery that offers subscriptions across the US. So it could be called a national lottery, but it doesn't have a national lottery feel.

 

What does a national lottery feel like to play?

 

It feels like....if you buy a ticket, you've got a million billion trillion to one chance of winning.
If you don't buy a ticket, you don't even stand that chance.
In other words.... It feels even more hopeless than playing the state lottery!!

 

Massachusetts is my old stomping ground and where I visit when I hit the US. I usually buy a ticket or two while I'm in town (but obviously, haven't hit yet). Always kind of wondered what would happen if a "foreign resident" like me actually won some big money in the lottery - but I think the only constraint would be the usual one of the IRS taking their cut before I could get my hands on the money.

Now you have me wondering if they'd do a subscription trans-Atlantic....
Cheers,
Bev

 

In Spain the Christmas lottery generates a wonderful excitement throughout the country. The vast majority of the population get involved. It also generates revenue for communities across Spain. I'm not sure if the Massachusetts lottery sends subscriptions outside the US, but they do send them across the US. But it's not as exciting as Spain's 'El Gordo'.

 

Unless I am mistaken lottery falls under state jurisdiction. There are several encoming several states but they still fall under respective state rule. Getting 50 states to agree on something like this is a cat rodeo.