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Introduction

Spin Lotto is a lottery game by Gluck Games, but skinned to look like a slot machine. See the rules section for all the details.

Rules

  1. Play begins with the player picking five different numbers from 1 to 49 and one from 1 to 15.
  2. The player may bet one to ten pay lines.
  3. The game shall display five columns of three balls each. The three balls chosen in each column shall be drawn from 1 to 49, without replacement, from a separate pool of 49 balls for that column.
  4. The game will draw 3 balls, known as the Star Balls, without replacement, from 1 to 15. These will be arranged in one column of three rows each.
  5. Each pay line will go through one position in each of the six columns.
  6. The game will compare the player's chosen numbers to those on each pay line played. The more that match, the more the player wins.
  7. If the player's Star Number matches the Star Ball on a pay line, then the player will win more.
  8. There is an optional fee called the Star Booster. If the player triples his bet, then any win involving the Star Ball will be multiplied by 10, except the highest win of 10,000 for matching all six numbers. If the player quintuples his bet, then any win involving the Star Bar, again except for 10,000, will be multiplied by 20.

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Oz Lotto AU$ 10,000,000 Tickets
Lotto € 6,000,000 Tickets
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Lotto $ 4,400,000 Tickets
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Hoosier Lotto $ 20,000,000 Tickets
SuperLotto Plus $ 62,000,000 Tickets
Hot Lotto $ 9,100,000 Tickets
Powerball $ 307,000,000 Tickets

Analysis

The following table shows my analysis of Spin Lotto without the Star Booster feature. The lower right cell shows an expected return of 88.86%.

No Star Booster

Matches Star Ball Pays Combinations Probability Return
0 No 0 2,308,827,136 0.544904 0.000000
1 No 0 1,311,833,600 0.309604 0.000000
2 No 5 298,144,000 0.070365 0.351823
3 No 25 33,880,000 0.007996 0.199900
4 No 250 1,925,000 0.000454 0.113579
5 No 1,000 43,750 0.000010 0.010325
0 Yes 0 164,916,224 0.038922 0.000000
1 Yes 5 93,702,400 0.022115 0.110573
2 Yes 10 21,296,000 0.005026 0.050260
3 Yes 50 2,420,000 0.000571 0.028557
4 Yes 500 137,500 0.000032 0.016226
5 Yes 10,000 3,125 0.000001 0.007375
Total     4,237,128,735 1.000000 0.888619

The following table shows my analysis of Spin Lotto with the 10x Star Booster feature. The lower right cell shows an expected return of 91.31%.

10x Star Booster

Matches Star Ball Pays Combinations Probability Return
0 No - 2,308,827,136 0.544904 0.000000
1 No - 1,311,833,600 0.309604 0.000000
2 No 5 298,144,000 0.070365 0.117274
3 No 25 33,880,000 0.007996 0.066633
4 No 250 1,925,000 0.000454 0.037860
5 No 1,000 43,750 0.000010 0.003442
0 Yes - 164,916,224 0.038922 0.000000
1 Yes 50 93,702,400 0.022115 0.368577
2 Yes 100 21,296,000 0.005026 0.167535
3 Yes 500 2,420,000 0.000571 0.095190
4 Yes 5,000 137,500 0.000032 0.054085
5 Yes 10,000 3,125 0.000001 0.002458
Total     4,237,128,735 1.000000 0.913055

The following table shows my analysis of Spin Lotto with the 20x Star Booster feature. The lower right cell shows an expected return of 95.91%.

20x Star Booster

Matches Star Ball Pays Combinations Probability Return
0 No - 2,308,827,136 0.544904 0.000000
1 No - 1,311,833,600 0.309604 0.000000
2 No 5 298,144,000 0.070365 0.070365
3 No 25 33,880,000 0.007996 0.039980
4 No 250 1,925,000 0.000454 0.022716
5 No 1,000 43,750 0.000010 0.002065
0 Yes - 164,916,224 0.038922 0.000000
1 Yes 100 93,702,400 0.022115 0.442292
2 Yes 200 21,296,000 0.005026 0.201042
3 Yes 1,000 2,420,000 0.000571 0.114228
4 Yes 10,000 137,500 0.000032 0.064902
5 Yes 10,000 3,125 0.000001 0.001475
Total     4,237,128,735 1.000000 0.959065

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External Links

  • Discussion about Spin Lotto in my forum at Wizard of Vegas.
  • Gluck Games — Play Spin Lotto for free at the Gluck Games web site. It is listed under the slots category.