Winning Lottery Number Shown In TV Graphic Before Actually Being DrawnSerbian Lottery Under Fire For Alleged Corruption |
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The lottery is the most popular form of gambling in the United States, but it’s not without a fair bit of criticism, and once in awhile controversy. In Serbia on Tuesday, the country’s lottery had what first appeared to be a typical TV drawing, but then something bizarre happened.
The graphic on screen showed one of the numbers, the number 21, before it was actually drawn, leading some to accuse the lottery of corruption. The head of the state-run lottery company resigned following the incident, according to the Guardian.
According to SBC News, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic told a news conference: “If there was any criminal activity these people will answer to the law. The path to prison is very short.”
The show’s host, Aleksandra Gudelj, is among those being held by police, AFP reported.
The lottery is apparently defending what happened, calling it “pure coincidence.”
Nobody won the jackpot worth around $1.09 million USD, the BBC reported.
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