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The simple answer to the question is: yes, you can. In the age of the internet, it is impossible for the government of your country to keep you from buying lottery tickets over the internet. Your government may declare it illegal to run a lottery (or an online lottery ticket service) from their jurisdiction. They may even try to block your access from such sites (which can easily be circumvented by using a Virtual Private Network or VPN to ensure that your IP address is masked and to protect your privacy). But that is all they can do. Since our service is being brought to you from a company that is located in a jurisdiction where online lottery is perfectly legal, your government has no power to stop our business model. And legally speaking, you are not "gambling" in your own country (which may actually be illegal there), but you are doing it online. Can I get my winnings without breaking any laws? Yes. Let's assume you win a small prize of up to €2500. In this case, we will credit your RedFoxLotto account, and you can cash out that money the same way you paid for your ticket or the same way you made a deposit. For example, if you paid with a credit card, you can get your winnings paid into your credit card account. If you win an amount higher than €2500, the procedure is going to be different. You will have to fill out a form that we send you online, including instructions on how and where you would like to be paid (check or bank transfer), sign it and send it to us. We will then forward it to the lottery commission, and they will pay you. What are the legal aspects if I win a jackpot? Well, first of all, none of the lotteries we are offering has any rules that you have to be a citizen of that specific country to be able to play their lottery. So all those lotteries will pay, even if the winner is a foreigner. The only problem is that the two big US lotteries Powerball and Mega Millions, in the past, have insisted that jackpot winners be present for the handing over of the winner's check, and their names are made public. On the other hand, one winner has recently won a lawsuit insisting he had the right to stay anonymous. If you were to win one of those US jackpots, we suggest that you get a visa for the US and simply follow the protocol of the lottery. And if it is impossible for you to get such a visa, you can always get a lawyer in the USA (we can help you with that), and that lawyer will make sure you get paid. One thing that we would advise you if you do not trust your government or your local banks, is to create a bank account in a "friendlier" jurisdiction and cash in your check there. Does my country of residence matter? It does not, at least not in most cases. The only case where it does matter is if you live a) in the US or b) in the Netherlands or one of their colonies, such as Curacao. Why is that so? Because a) it would be illegal for us to buy tickets for the US lotteries in the US in order to sell them to US citizens, and b) because our gambling license is from Curacao, and that license allows us to offer our services to anyone except citizens living under the jurisdiction of the Netherlands. And that includes their colonies, one of which is Curacao. Asides from those exceptions, we can accept customers from anywhere in the world, and you can legally play any lottery that we offer. Which lotteries can be played legally? All the lotteries that we offer on our website can be played by you unless you are affected by any of the exceptions mentioned above. I am having problems finding a payment option that works for me This can be an issue. Due to the fact that governments have no legal power to prevent you from playing online, they may try to make it difficult for you to make payment. Also, each one of the many payment processors we can offer you has its own set of rules. Sometimes they simply decline your payment because of their risk assessment, and often enough they do that because of your country of residence, the bank that issued your credit card, etc. This is just a technical issue though and does not affect the fact that it is legal for you to play those lotteries online. If you experience such issues, we suggest that you try using a different payment method. The methods with the least limitations are Bitcoin and Paysafecards. Use a VPN if necessary. And of course, read our FAQ, and feel free to contact our support if you cannot find an answer to your question in the FAQ.

Some online lottery ticket providers offer their customers the service of uploading a scan of your tickets into your account. This is meant to be proof of the fact that they actually bought a physical ticket for you. Others pursue a different business model - they do not buy tickets at all. Instead, they work with insurance companies in order to cover eventual wins. In such a case, they do not give you a scan of your online lottery ticket. Most of the time, they will be honest about their business model by declaring that when you buy a ticket on their site, you are actually placing a bet on the outcome of the lottery. For you as a customer, this does not really make a big difference. What matters is that you get paid if you win and that you get paid the same amount that the lottery pays out, depending on your win. Some online lottery providers, though, work with a network of agents who buy physical lottery tickets for their clients. So does RedFoxLotto. We do not use insurance companies, you are not betting on the lottery - you get an actual ticket. What does RedFoxLotto do with the purchased tickets? Our agents confirm the purchase to us and then put the purchased tickets in a safe place. There is no need to scan them. When a ticket wins, we pay out the winnings to our customers directly, unless he wins more than €2500. If the winnings are higher than €2500, we forward a claim form filled out by you to the lottery company, and they will then pay you directly. What happens if a lottery ticket wins? For winnings under €2500, our agents cash in the ticket. Actually, you will get the winnings in your RedFoxLotto account before we get the money back when we present your winning ticket at the lottery shop where we bought it. Why does RedFoxLotto scan the tickets purchased online? The answer to this question is simple: transparency. Scanning all those tickets is a very time-consuming work. But we want our customers to see that they are getting an actual ticket, and not placing a bet on the lottery. Our clients can always see the tickets and the numbers they picked in their accounts. And we always pay out the winnings. If we did not pay out winnings, even to just one customer, in the age of the internet our clients would certainly find out about it. The trust of our customers is our most important capital. Best lotteries to play Don't just play any lottery - here are the best lotteries you can play from anywhereRead More Although, with some lotteries, getting a scan of the ticket is not possible. The reason is that in some countries, the agents buying the tickets simply do not offer this service.

Most people aim to win big when they buy a ticket for Euromillions. Winning the jackpot is, of course, everybody's dream. But let's not forget the smaller prizes. These prizes will not make you rich, but they will allow you to buy some tickets for the next draw. After all, no matter how many times your numbers win, in order to cash in on a really big prize, it is important to stay in the game. 2 matching numbers on your Euromillions ticket This is the lowest prize tier in the Euromillions lottery. Your chances of having 2 of the main numbers on your ticket are 1 in 22. 2 matching Euromillions numbers will, on average, pay around €3,00. 2 Euromillions numbers plus 1 Star number On average, this will win you a prize of €6,00. Your chances of winning this way are 1 in 50. 2 Euromillions numbers plus 2 Star numbers With a probability of 1 in 986, this prize tier will pay approximately €15,00 3 matching numbers on your Euromillions ticket Expect to get paid approximately €10,00 when your ticket matches 3 of the Euromillions main numbers. The chance for 3 of your numbers to be drawn is at 1 in 314. 3 numbers and 1 star number The probability for this win is 1 in 707, and you will win an amount of app. €12,00. 3 numbers and 2 star numbers For the prize that you win when you match 3 main and 2 star numbers, you will be able to buy a considerable number of new tickets. On average, this will net you a prize of around €80,00. But the probability for this to happen is 1 in 14126. And by the way, the odds of 5 plus 2 matching numbers are 1 in 139,838,160. So your chances for that jackpot are small, but in spite of that, the jackpot gets cracked every once in a while, so keep trying! Basic rules of Euromillions First, you have to pick 5 numbers out of a range between 1 and 50. Next, 2 "Lucky Star" numbers, which can range between 1 and 12. For obvious reasons, you cannot pick the same number for both the Euromillions lucky star numbers. There is a total of 13 prize tiers, and the top tier is the jackpot. In order to crack the jackpot, you need all 5 main numbers and the two lucky star numbers correctly on your ticket. Euromillions tips First, be on the lookout for the Superdraws. Those are held twice a year - the jackpot is raised to €100 million for the next draw. And if nobody has enough matching numbers to win the jackpot, then the top prize will be even bigger than €100 million in the next draw. Second, there is the jackpot cap, which comes into effect when the main prize hits the €190 million mark. At this point, all the funds that would normally increase the jackpot even more, will go into the second prize tier. That makes the second prize tier (5 main and 1 lucky star number - probability of 1 in 6,991,908) a lot more attractive. And if the jackpot has still not been cracked after 4 draws for the capped amount, then it will be paid out to the next tier in which there is a winner (or winners). Given the fact that often enough, no player matches 5 plus 1 number, you could win a share of the jackpot of €190 million with 5 matching numbers! And the odds for that win are a lot better, so this would definitely be a time when you really should buy some tickets!

One of the safest payment methods is to simply buy a Paysafecard. You go to a place where Paysafecards are for sale, buy one (you decide the value of the card), and pay cash or with your credit card. Then, you get a printed voucher with a 16-digit pin code and a barcode. In order to pay, you just have to enter the pin code or scan the barcode during the online payment process for your online lottery tickets. Where can I buy Paysafecards? Paysafecards can be bought in 48 countries around the World, we have compiled a list of countries below. Most gas stations, post offices and many other types of shops sell paysafecards. If you want to find a point of sales close to you, just head over to www.paysafecard.com, choose your country of residence and then enter your current location in the sales outlet finder. The website will show you the sales points next to you. You can choose between a map view and a list of available shops. Countries where Paysafecards are available Here is a list of countries, in alphabetical order: Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Egypt Finland France Georgia Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kuwait Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Mexico Montenegro Netherlands New Zealand Norway Peru Poland Portugal Romania Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay How to use the code on the Paysafecard If you want to buy tickets on RedFoxlotto, we suggest that you use the deposit option. By depositing, you can use the full amount that your pin code is worth. You have paid for your Paysafecard in a local currency, and during the deposit process, the exact value of your card will be converted into euros. The euro amount will be credited to your RedFoxLotto customer account, and after that, you can buy as many lottery tickets as you want, up to the amount in your account balance. Sometimes, you may experience a payment failure due to your country of residence. The fact that the cards are for sale in your country does not necessarily mean that your vendor accepts them FROM your country. In such a case, we suggest that you use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) to mask and change your IP address so that the sales system sees you as coming from a different country. There is also the option to download the Paysafecard app at the Google Pay Store. This app helps you to keep track of your payments. What can I use Paysafecards for? There is an enormous variety of online vendors accepting Paysafecards as a payment method. Just check their website to find one in your neighborhood Other Paysafecard advantages One upside is the anonymity. You pay cash, and you use the pin code to buy something online. Also, it is very safe. There is no need to worry about unauthorized charges to your credit card etc.

If you are interested in playing either Eurojackpot or Euromillions, it is important for you to know about the potential winnings of both lotteries. Most players are, of course, mainly interested in winning the jackpot. On the other hand, the other prize tiers are also something to consider. Do not just look at the top prizes If you do not win the main prize, you might still win a minor prize. That may not be for a life-changing sum of money, but it is something at least. And you can always use that money to buy some more tickets for the next draw, right? Euromillions jackpot rules The Euromillions jackpot starts at € 15 million and can go up to € 190 million. If it reaches the capped amount of € 190 million and there is no winner in the first tier (nobody has the five main and two additional numbers correctly), all funds from the next round of ticket sales will be added to the amount that can be won in the second prize tier, and the € 190 million jackpot remains untouched and can be won in the next draw. And if the jackpot stays at €190 million during 4 more draws, then it will be split and paid out to the next prize tier that actually has a winner (or several winners). This is a great reason to play Euromillions when it is capped - the second prize tier becomes so much more attractive, and the odds for the second prize tier are one in 6,9 million, compared to the probability of winning tier one, which is one in 139,8 million Also, you need to know that twice a year, a super draw is announced. For that draw, the Euromillions jackpot is set at €100 million, no matter what the jackpot was for the previous draw. Euromillions prize tiers Eurojackpot jackpot rules The Euromillions jackpot starts at € 10 million and can go up to € 90 million. Though there are two weekly draws, on Tuesday and Friday, the Eurojackpot usually takes a little longer to build up. But when it does, the odds to win a jackpot at Euromillions are more than two times better than they are at Euromillions (see the prize tier images). When the capped amount of € 120 million has been reached and there is no winner in the first tier (nobody has the five main and two additional numbers correctly), all funds from the next round of ticket sales will be added to the amount that can be won in the second prize tier, and the € 120 million jackpot remains untouched and can be won in the next draw. In that situation, the second tier win will be enormous, with odds that are 12 times better from the player's point of view! There is no super draw for Eurojackpot. Eurojackpot prize tiers The odds of winning the Eurojackpot tier 1 prize is 1 in 139,838,160, with a 1 in 6,991,908 chance for the tier 2 prize.

Every lotto player tries to improve his odds to win the lottery in one way or the other. It is only natural that they look for a lottery strategy or some type of system, considering the fact that the probability of winning a top prize, or even a jackpot, often is one in hundreds of millions. So let's talk about the options there are, which ones are working and which ones do not work. Please be sure to check the last two chapters, since they contain the most important tips for you as a lotto player. Is there any lottery strategy that can guarantee a win? Some people will tell you that they have a lottery system that works 100% of the time, and they are willing to share it with you for just a little bit of money. Don't fall for that. Nobody can guarantee that you will win money playing the lottery. There are some mathematical models that can improve your chances, but even if you use the best mathematical lottery system, the odds are still against you. So don't spend money on software that claim that they can guarantee you a win, those are just scams. Using a cold and hot numbers lottery strategy This is one of the lottery strategies based on math, and it can actually improve your results. But even if you go ahead and exclude all numbers that have won in the past weeks, and even assuming those numbers will not come up in the next lottery draw, that still leaves a large number of possible combinations. It is a mathematical fact that because one combination of numbers has come up the week before, the probability for that combination to be drawn again a week later is just as high as for any other combination. So while this lottery system can slightly improve your winning chances, there is no guarantee that it will get you that win. Using your personal lucky numbers This is the most popular lottery strategy. People just love to pick numbers that have a special meaning to them, such as birthday dates, numbers they see on their way to work, etc. And if they are lucky, those numbers may actually win at some point. Nevertheless, this is not really a strategy, it is just a different way of picking lotto numbers. Playing the same numbers all the time This is something many people do, and there are a few arguments in favor of this strategy. Let's say the odds are one in 50 million for one draw. Then by playing the same numbers 50 times in a row reduces the odds to 1 in 1 million, right? It is true, but the effect is basically the same as if you would just buy more tickets. On the downside, once you start using this strategy, you do not want to stop playing those identical numbers combinations, for fear that once you stop, those exact numbers might win the week after. How would you feel then? Financial discipline Of course, you can buy more tickets, play more often, even play more than one lottery. The more often you play, the more often you will win, that is for sure. But at the end of the day, it is all about the balance between how much you spend and how much you win. So our advice is to use a small fraction of your monthly income to buy lottery tickets. Make sure you do not spend money you cannot afford to lose. See those lottery tickets as a means to add some excitement to your life. Hope to win, but be prepared to lose. And read the last paragraph, because it tells you how you can actually improve your mathematical odds to beat the lottery with a strategy. Which lottery strategy is the best? As long as you always play your local lottery, you will buy tickets for the same lottery all the time, whether the jackpot is high or not. But this is not really clever - what you should do is to only play when there is a substantial jackpot! When all other factors (price per ticket, the probability to win) are equal, the amount that you can win makes all the difference. In mathematical models, there is a term called winning expectation, or expected value. This mathematical value is defined by the number of possible outcomes, the ticket price and the amount that can be won. So logic and mathematics dictate that your chances are better when the jackpot is higher. The only lottery strategy that works is to invest in tickets when the jackpot is high, and not to play when it is not. And that is the strongest argument in favor of using an online lottery ticket service such as ours. With more lotteries to choose from, you can simply pick the highest jackpot and spend your lottery money where your expected value is highest. On our site, you will always find at least one or two substantial jackpots, so you do not have to wait until your local lotto jackpot is big enough for you to play!

It doesn’t have to be difficult for you to open up a Bitcoin wallet, to buy or sell Bitcoin and even to make purchases with that Bitcoin. You just need to know what you’re getting into and we’re going to help you with all of that and more. When you’re ready to get started in the Bitcoin realm you’re most definitely going to want as much information to start out as you possibly can. How to Open a Bitcoin Wallet There are several different services that you can use to open up a wallet, but one of the most popular ones is Blockchain. This service is simple to use, it has a secure method of software and it’s going to give you the features that you’re looking for. So, just how are you going to create your wallet? Go to the website. The website that you want is Blockchain.info and you’re going to want to be careful to check the site itself. It should show as an https and it should give you a certificate of authenticity in the form of ‘Blockchain Luxembourg S.A.R.L. [LU] in the section directly next to the URL that you type in. Next, you just complete the super simple sign-up process to create your own account. You’re going to need an email address and you’re going to want a secure password. Treat this account the way you would treat any other bank account and make sure your password is something that no one is going to guess easily. Secure your wallet with that password as well as by using a backup phrase, which you can create as a form of secondary password to log in to your account. You’re also going to want to print or copy all of the recovery passwords that are provided so you can make sure that you are able to get into the account if you forget your password. Next up you’re going to want to link your cell phone number so that you get notifications about everything that happens in your account and you’ll want to enable the 2-factor authentication. All of this is going to make it more time consuming for you to log into your account, but it’s definitely going to keep your money much safer. You’ll also want to make sure that no one from the TOR network is able to get into your account. This is super simple because all you need to do is tell Blockchain to block any IP addresses that come from this network. Just like that, you’re all finished. Now, there are plenty of other wallets out there that you can use and you may want to take a closer look at several of them, but you’re going to be ready to go in just a few simple steps (less if you don’t follow all of the security aspects but that’s not recommended). How to Buy Bitcoin The next thing you’re going to need to know how to do is how to actually purchase Bitcoin. One of the best ways you can do this is to go through a trader because it’s going to be a whole lot easier for you to do if you’ve never tried it before. On the other hand, there are plenty of options for going through a peer-to-peer service as well. These are going to make it easier for you to purchase directly from a Bitcoin seller. If you want to purchase Bitcoin you’ll need a debit or credit card or you’ll need the information to make a bank transfer, also called an ACH debit. Go through the Bitcoin exchange and look for the specific type of currency you want to purchase. You’ll have the option for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin, though some interfaces and exchanges will give you the opportunity to purchase more obscure forms of the currency as well. Make sure you select the tab to buy currency and not to sell currency. If you already have anything in your wallet you want to make sure that you’re going to keep that currency available until you want to sell it out. These should be separate tabs through the exchange. Choose the currency type and amount that you want and the payment method that you’re going to use. You’ll be taken through a checkout process similar to anything else that you might buy online. Once you’re finished you can leave currency in the exchange or you can transfer it to your Bitcoin wallet to make sure that it’s even more secure. This also gives you better access to your Bitcoin if you should have trouble with the exchange that you used. When you go through the process of purchasing Bitcoin it’s actually going to be easier than you might have thought. There’s not much to it and even though there are a number of different types of this currency and even more places to buy and sell it, the process is generally going to remain the same. Just make sure you know what you’re getting when you start the process. How to Sell Bitcoin When it comes to selling Bitcoin you want to make sure that you’re using a secure exchange or peer-to-peer network. You want to be sure that you’re going to get the best price possible and that means treating the exchange something like a stock market. You want to pay attention to just how much your specific currency is worth at the time that you sell and on which exchange. Do your research on the different prices for the currency you want to sell and where you can get the best return for your currency. Next up, you’re going to want to think about just how much you want to sell. Pay attention to the price that you paid, the price you can get and how much you think the prices are going to fluctuate over time. Once you decide on how much you’re going to sell out you want to go through the exchange and set up the method you want to receive payment in and make your sale. This will require you to select the "sale" tab and to select all the options we mentioned. From there, you’re going to go through the sale process in a way that’s very similar to checkout and you’ll be able to get rid of your Bitcoin (or other similar currency) and move on with whatever else you might want to do. Selling Bitcoin is even easier than buying it and you’ll be surprised just how much you could make if you’re doing it the right way. If you’re really good about your exchanges and paying attention to price fluctuations you could stand to gain a whole lot or you could gain just a small amount. It’s going to be up to the market and you. Using Bitcoin for Payment Another thing you can do with Bitcoin is to make payments. Now, paying with Bitcoin is going to be a little different from paying through a PayPal account or any other type of online account. It’s also going to be different from paying with Apple Pay or Google Pay or even paying with a credit card. The first step is that you need to be buying something from a merchant that works with Bitcoin. You want to make sure you talk to them about what they accept before you’re ready to make a purchase. Have them send you an invoice through BitPay and the Payment Protocol for the product or service that you are purchasing. This invoice is extremely time-sensitive, so make sure that you’re watching for it. Make the payment for the invoice through your service. You generally have approximately 15 minutes to make a payment on an invoice before it goes away, so make sure that you pay attention to this window and make the payment so your merchant doesn’t have to make a new request. Payment can be done by scanning a QR code and opening it within your wallet. This requires you to have two different devices, one that will show the QR code and one that is going to scan that QR code. Your device will then give you the option to open it in your wallet and make the payment. The next option is that you can look directly at the invoice and open the wallet from the invoice. You just have to verify your invoice from the wallet and then you can quickly and easily make the payment that you need. Finally, you can take the URL from the invoice itself, paste it into the ‘send’ field of your wallet and it will fill in the payment details. Make sure that you have everything you need and that everything is accurate and then just go ahead and initiate the payment. When it comes down to it, making a payment is going to be extremely simple. Just make sure that you have your device ready and that you have contact with data so you can get into your account immediately. That way, you don’t have to worry about how you can make the payment within the 15 minutes you have on the invoice. No matter what you’re planning to do with Bitcoin you’re going to want to know how to make it work for you. That means you’re going to want to know how to get it for yourself, how to store it properly and safely and definitely how to use it. So, take a look and see just how you can use Bitcoin for yourself and what it’s going to do to make a difference for your finances, your investments and a whole lot more. It’s definitely going to be an interesting process.

Customers from any country, including Iran, can participate in all our lotteries. You may experience problems with some payment options though, depending on your country of residence. Our credit card processor works for almost all countries in the world, including Iran, but you must have a Visa or Mastercard. Cards from the Shetab network cannot be used through this payment provider. But we are in the process of establishing a different solution especially for our Iranian customers, see below. To participate in one of the lotteries, just click on one of the lotteries ("Play"), pick your numbers and then click on "Pay". Next, you will be guided through the registration process. Just enter your email address and a password and click "Submit". After that, we will send an email to you which includes a confirmation link. Click that link to activate your client account. Please do not forget to check your "Unknown" and "Spam" folder if you do not see our email right away. After that, you can make a payment for the tickets you ordered. Choose one of the payment methods that we have on our site, such as credit card, Paypal, bank transfer, Bitcoin, Skrill, Neteller, Paysafecard, etc. If you are a resident of Iran, you may have found it difficult to deposit money at RedFoxLotto, or pay for tickets. Iranian credit cards, unfortunately, do not work on our site. If you have a Visa or Mastercard from a different country, you can use it, but you will have to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to log in via an IP address from the country where your credit card was issued. Read the instructions below to find out how to get and use a VPN. Payment methods available to Iranian residents As most of our payment methods currently cannot be used by Iranian residents due to the US sanctions, we suggest that you consider opening a Bitcoin wallet in order to process payments and withdrawals. In any case, once you have a Bitcoin wallet, you still need to use a VPN before making a payment at RedFoxLotto. More info on that below. There is another option for you to deposit money into your account at RedFoxLotto, and that is Paysafecard. Those cards are not for sale in Iran, but if you have a friend or relative living outside Iran, they can buy one for you. They will get a paper printout with a code. Your friend can then email you that code, and you can use it to deposit money at RedFoxLotto. Those Paysafecards can have any value that you want. Important: Before you deposit or pay via Paysafecard, make sure that you use a VPN as described below! How to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) If you are in Iran, it is important that you use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) to change your IP address before you make your transaction on RedFoxLotto. If you do not have one already, you should get one. For this, there are two options: Go to PureVPN (click this link), get your VPN, install the software on your computer. This is not a free service, but it is quite reliable, and you can use it for many things. It protects your privacy and helps avoid internet censorship. A free alternative would be to install Opera (click here to download). This is a very popular browser software that comes with a free VPN. Make sure that you enable the VPN in the settings of Opera after installation. This is how you proceed to make a purchase : Close your browser first Start your VPN Choose a country (do not use USA or The Netherlands, we suggest Norway, France or Belgium) Restart your browser (if you use Opera, you can skip steps 1-3 and just start the built-in VPN and connect) If you want you can use https://whatismyipaddress.com/ to double-check your current IP address Log in to your account at RedFoxLotto, buy your tickets Then choose Bitcoin to pay. You can also deposit money into your RedFoxLotto account via Bitcoin first, and then pay for tickets from your balance. Make sure you are connected to your VPN the whole time. What happens if I win, and how do I withdraw money? Any winnings up to € 2500 will be automatically transferred to your user account on our website. From there you can withdraw the won amount. Please keep in mind that you can only use a method that you have previously used to pay for a ticket or a deposit! If you win an amount higher than €2500, you can get paid to a bank account of your choice, or you can get a check, which you can cash in at any bank. We are not sure whether a bank in Iran can cash in a check from a foreign country though. But there is always the option to use a bank account in a different country if, for example, you have a trustworthy friend or family member living outside Iran. For a bank transfer, we are going to need some documents for verification. Our support will contact you with more details. What if I win a very large sum or even the jackpot? In such a case, if you reside in Iran, we would strongly suggest that you should be in contact with us and arrange a time and place where you can pick up your lottery ticket in person. Then you would have to present the ticket to the lotto commission. They will then pay you with a check. An Iranian bank will probably not be able to cash in such a check. Your best option would then be to choose a country where you can open a bank account (maybe a tax haven like the Cayman Islands), travel there and find a friendly bank. They will probably be happy to open a bank account for you and issue a credit card that can be used anywhere in the world to access your funds. What about taxes in the country of the lottery? In the US, if a foreigner wins an amount of over $ 1 million, the lottery will deduct 30% from your winnings and transfer it to the tax authorities. Most European lotteries are tax-free. What about taxes in Iran? We cannot help you with this question. It is impossible for us to know what the tax regulations are in various countries. You should discuss this with an accountant who is familiar with the tax regulations in your country of residence.

First of all, congratulations on your lottery win! You probably already know how much your prize is, but one question remains: how much will I actually get paid? And that depends, of course, on how much will be deduced for fees, taxes, etc. For this, there are several scenarios. Before we talk about those scenarios, we would like to mention some important facts regarding our services at RedFoxLotto. First, we do not deduct any commissions from your winnings. We process your lottery winnings free of charge, even if we handle the contact with the lottery authority on your behalf. Some online lottery operators may charge a percentage of your winnings - we believe that this is not a good business model. There may be a charge for processing your payments, especially if you decide that the money should be sent to you via bank transfer. Such a charge would be whatever the bank we send money from charges us. Your own bank may also charge a fee on their end. Other payment processors may charge fees for money transfers as well. In any case, those charges will be rather insignificant smaller amounts. Bank transfers across borders can be expensive. That means that it does not make much sense to withdraw an amount smaller than 50€ via bank transfer, because you would only receive a much smaller amount in your account after deduction of fees. You won your local lottery If you played the lottery in the traditional way, by purchasing your ticket at a lotto shop in your own country, then the tax question has a rather simple answer: the laws of your country apply. If lottery winnings are free of tax in your country, you have nothing to worry about. If your law says you have to pay taxes, well then there is no way around paying them. Two things can happen, depending on how your lottery authority handles things. Either the lottery authority deducts the taxes on those winnings right away and transfers the due tax to the government, or they pay you the full amount but they will also notify your tax authorities about your winning. In the second case, you will have to declare your winnings and pay the taxes yourself. Now let's talk about the situations you may find yourself in after buying your lottery ticket here at RedFoxLotto and you won a prize. As a matter of fact, playing foreign lotteries online has more advantages than the simple fact that you can go for bigger international jackpots! The lottery you played online deduces the taxes right away In this scenario, you will get paid the amount that remains after taxes. For example, if you were to win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot as a foreigner, 30% of your winnings will be taken by the US tax authorities. If you think that this is too much, well residents of the US have to pay 25% in government taxes plus another 14,6% in federal taxes. What about Euromillions and Eurojackpot, are those tax-free? For these two lotteries, whether winnings are tax-free or not depends on where the tickets were bought. In the UK, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, and Luxembourg lottery winnings are not taxed. In Spain and Portugal, you will have a 20% deduction for taxes, and in Switzerland, it's 35%. At RedFoxLotto, we buy tickets for Euromillions and Eurojackpot only in countries that do not charge taxes on winnings locally. You still have to check your local tax situation - see below. The same 20% tax would be applied if you were to win a large amount in either El Gordo or La Primitiva of Spain. The lottery you won at pays out tax-free That is the best that can happen to you. You get the full amount paid out, and all you have to worry about is what to do with the money and about the tax laws at home. But be sure to read the following as well. What about taxes in my country of residence? Well, first of all, you have to check your local tax laws. If your government taxes lottery winnings, you will have to declare and pay them as soon as the money enters the country. But there is one thing you also need to know: does your country of residence have a "double taxation treaty" with the country of the lottery? If it does, that means that if you have already paid taxes on your lottery prize in the country where the lottery is held, you do not have to pay those taxes one more time at home. There is one important thing to consider though: is the tax rate in your country higher than the tax rate of the country holding the lottery? Let's say you won 10 million in the US, so the US taxman deduces 30%. If the tax in your country is 40%, you may have to pay the difference of 10% at home. What else can I do after winning a lottery jackpot in a foreign country? Please do not take this as valid legal advice, but think about this: If you win the jackpot in the US or any other large amount in any other country outside your country of residence, then you may want to travel to that country and pick up your check in person. At this point, you could decide not to return to your home country right away. How about a well-deserved vacation in a nice and sunny place like, for example, the Cayman Islands? We are sure most financial institutes there will be happy to provide you with advice on what to do with that check…

So you purchased a ticket for Euromillions and now you want to check whether you have won something. There are several ways to go about it. You just have to choose which way you want to do it. Whenever I want to check my Euromillions, I want a little suspense. Ideally, I'd like to watch the draw live on TV, but that is not always an option. First off, I do not live in a country where Euromillions tickets can be bought at the lotto shop. More about that later … So, the draw is not being televised where I live, and also I don't want to sit in front of the TV and wait until the draw is happening. This is what I do: Watch the Euromillions draw on Youtube to find out if you have won Checking whether you have won something at Euromillions while the draw is happening is, of course, the most suspenseful way to do it. But if you have missed the draw (which is held on Tuesdays and Fridays in Paris, at 20.45 CET, by the way), you can still watch the draw by streaming it on Youtube. Just use the search function for "Euromillions draw (date)" and you can watch the latest draw and compare the drawn numbers to your ticket. Wait for the next day's newspaper Well, that is certainly the worst way to do it. Plus, chances are that your newspaper does not even have the Euromillions results. There are better alternatives. Visit RedFoxLotto There are a number of websites where you can check the results for Euromillions. Ideally, the site you use should display the winning numbers soon after the draw, but most sites have a delay of up to several hours before they publish the outcome. Not so with RedFoxLotto.com - click this link to see the Euromillions draw results. Draw results are being updated almost in real-time here - just after the draw is finished, you can see the winning numbers here. They also list the amounts won in the 13 different prize tiers, plus an estimate of the jackpot for the next draw. And here's the best part: If you do not live in one of the "official" Euromillions countries, you can still get a ticket online. RedFoxLotto.com is an online service for the World's largest lotteries. They will help you get a ticket not only for Euromillions. They also have Eurojackpot, Powerball USA, Mega Millions USA, Superenalotto Italy, El Gordo of Spain and many others. All you have to do is select a lottery, click the numbers you want to play and pay online. It's really that simple. Once you have bought your ticket with them, there is an even easier method to check if one of your Euromillions tickets has the winning numbers on them. After the draw results are out, just log in to your RedFoxLotto account, click on "My tickets". You will see your tickets with the numbers you picked, and all the numbers that match the relevant draw results are highlighted. That way, you can never miss a win. And actually, when you won something, RedFoxLotto will also send you an email telling you that there is a winning ticket sitting in your account. In conclusion, if you cannot buy Euromillions tickets locally, then your best option is RedFoxLotto, where you can buy tickets for the largest lotto jackpots on the planet, and at the same time easily check your Euromillions ticket against the actual winning numbers!