Public Gaming International Gaming July/August 2021

26 PUBLIC GAMING INTERNATIONAL • JULY/AUGUST 2021 A third weekly drawing, a new add-on feature, a second draw show, and a new live stream service – if it seems like POWERBALL® is picking up the pace this summer, it is! After months of groundwork, Powerball is ready to debut a new Monday drawing and a new add-on feature called Double Play® on August 23. Double Play® will offer players in select jurisdictions another chance to match their Powerball numbers in a separate drawing with a top cash prize of $10 million. The expansion will carve out three nights a week for the Powerball brand (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday) and offer players a whole new way to win. “Powerball has remained a premier brand over the past 29 years because it has continuously raised the bar for what a jackpot game can deliver,” said May Scheve Reardon, Powerball Product Group Chair and Missouri Lottery Executive Director. “We are excited to see how players respond to the latest enhancement of the game.” Getting lotteries ready for potential changes to the Powerball game started last fall. The Multi-State Lottery Association hosted a series of nine Powerball information sessions for lottery directors and staff. The information sessions provided MUSL staff, Chair Reardon and Vice Chair Drew Svitko, executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery, the opportunity to share an analysis of the game and several options for the Powerball brand to MUSL NEWS MULTI -STATE LOTTERY ASSOCIATION A NEW DAY TO PLAY, A NEW WAY TO WIN! PLAY A NEW DAY TO NOW 3 DAYS A WEEK WIN A NEW WAY TO GET AN ADDITIONAL DRAWING FOR A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO $10 MILLION ADD DOUBLE PLAY ® FEATURE FOR $1 PARTICIPATE IN MAIN JACKPOT DRAWING PLAY POWERBALL ® FOR $2 START PLAYING AUGUST 23! WEDNESDAY MONDAY SATURDAY