Nine nations plan new pan-European lottery scheme

In an age where Europeans are increasingly urged to share and cooperate across borders, it seems only logical that someone would have the idea to spread the possibility of wealth and good fortune between neighbors.

Plans are being mulled over by nine European countries to create a cross-border lottery where citizens of those countries joining the proposed scheme could stand to profit from jackpots which increase in size every week.

Read the article: Deutsche Welle, 11 February 2008