Graphic map of draws Mini Lotto - formerly Express Lotek 5.2011

Full history of Mini Lotto almost fifty years - first of official drawings was indeed realized in the last days of March 1976. During that time, the game was known as Express Lotek, and in that form it functioned until 2009. Despite the name change, rules did not undergo modifications, and still players may try to win money for a five, drawn among 42 numbers. It is also worth mentioning that this popular game was withdrawn in 1998 for several months, but quite quickly it returned under the pressure of players. As the statistics show, it enjoys enormous popularity, despite this, that prize pools are more modest than for example in standard Lotto. Slightly smaller winnings result from the fact, that stakes are lower for individual bets, and due to a higher probability of winning resulting from the drawn numbers and the number of balls. This does not mean at all, that the game itself is less exciting through this. On the contrary, playing Mini Lotto you win indeed somewhat smaller awards, but with much higher frequency. Check and watch Mini Lotto draws online at Studio Lotto at 10:00 PM every day.

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Basic rules of playing Mini Lotto are simple and clear, very similar to those known from Lotto. The most important difference is the number of numbers to be picked, one bet is choosing five from the group 42. There are three ways to place bets, which ensures that this game is widely available to every player. You can send your coupon to all stationary outlets, which can be found in every town. You can either mark yourself numbers, and in that situation they will be read and written on the coupon, or you can also choose on "hit or miss" option. With such a solution all numbers are drawn by the machine in the outlet. On the coupon you can specify up to 100 bets, there are no restrictions involved on the number of paid coupons. To increase the winnings, playing Mini Lotto you can use the Super Chance, namely participating in an additional draw placed on the coupon of a 7-digit number. Super Chance can be marked in the dedicated place on the coupon.

All bets in Mini Lotto can also be included via the Lotto.pl website as well as in the app for smartphones installed on. Gaming through the app and internet has many benefits, as there is no need to look for a place with a store, since everything is done from any place, when there is the opportunity to use the network. An individual gaming account is particularly useful. On this account, placed bets are saved, and there is an option to browse the history, as well as money withdrawals and deposits. A so-called subscription is extremely useful, which gives the opportunity to participate in the next games pool until expiration.

A significant group of players likes to play all the time with identical sets of numbers. Such individuals use quite willingly the "play again" option, allowing the generation identical coupon as the one before. In the app on the phone and on the Lotto.pl website, saved coupons on the individual account on the individual account, and in terminal gaming, coupons for replay may have a maximum of 90 days.

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Players in Mini Lotto do not need to limit themselves only and exclusively to basic form of bets, to increase their chances, they have the option to use system gaming. If it comes to Mini Lotto, when playing in a system, you can pick between six and twelve numbers, from the total pool of forty-two. The chances of winning rises significantly, with each additional number, as the overall number of simple bets coming from all possible combinations. For example, a system composed of 6 numbers translates into 7 single bets, a 7-number system will be 21 single bets, and with 12 numbers it will be as many as 792. In the case of system gaming, the prizes are increased, because in addition to the one resulting from predicting the highest number of hits, pool of prizes at higher levels is added.

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Single bet in the Mini Lotto costs only 1.5 PLN, and you can play for an amount of 400,000 PLN. The cost of the bet is the same for each way it is made - it will be a site online, the Lotto app or a stationary place. This also does not change due to hand-entering numbers on the coupon or the option of "Chybił trafił". Expanding the coupon with the Super Chance drawing additionally costs 2 PLN. With system play, the final fee depends on how many numbers will be given. For 6 the cost of the bet is 9 PLN, for 7 - 31.50 PLN, and for 12 - 1188 PLN.

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In the initial period, all draws of the Mini Lotto took place in the same way, like standard Lotto draws - that is every two days, from Tuesday to Saturday. From April 14, 2014, they were extended to include Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and from December 2015, they are done every day. The broadcast is available for viewing on television, on the channel TVP Info as well as directly on the portal Lotto.pl. When someone could not for some reason see, they can check the drawn numbers at stationary outlet, in the app, on Lotto.pl and of course on our website Pewniaki.pl.

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Almost everyone plays for the purpose of winning some money - so it's good learning more about this the prize pool looks like in Mini Lotto. In the case of this game, a five, four, and three will win, in ratios specified by the regulations. The total prize pool is half of the sum of bets paid by players, for such reasons for each drawing it may vary. For the drawing in which appear from each group, then for fives it is allocated and for fours and threes respectively 20% and 30%. However, if in the drawing no fives were drawn, then fours will have while threes the whole rest. The highest amount to date took place in 2015, and its amount was over 366 thousand, in the history there were also wins in the amount greater than 300 thousand złoty as well.

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