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James Rodger & Amardeep Bassey

EuroMillions confirms how Brexit will affect lottery players ahead of UK ticket winning £170m

With the United Kingdom set to leave the European Union on October 31, players have been fearing Tuesday's draw was their last chance of scooping a maximum EuroMillions win after Brexit .

But the good news is, EuroMillions says people in the UK will still be able to play the EuroMillions. 

EuroMillions says: "Yes, UK residents can still play EuroMillions after Brexit. You do not need to live in an EU country to buy tickets. For example, Switzerland is not an EU member and has played EuroMillions since October 2004.

"The agreement in place to run the game is between the UK National Lottery and the official lottery operators of the eight other participating countries, so the UK will remain a part of the EuroMillions family regardless of the nation’s political status.

"To put it simply, the UK’s participation in EuroMillions is based on geographical location and not government policy."

People do not need to live in a participating EU country to buy a ticket. Switzerland, for example, which is not an EU member, has played EuroMillions since October, 2004, reports BirminghamLive .

The agreement in place to run the game is between the UK National Lottery and the official lottery operators of the eight other participating countries.

Camelot said: "To put it simply, the UK’s participation in EuroMillions is based on geographical location and not affected by government decisions."

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You can also still play EuroMillions if you a UK citizen living in another participating country.

A UK citizen living in Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain or Switzerland, can still buy tickets as usual, either online or from shops.

You don’t have to be a citizen of a EuroMillions country to play there, but you must claim your prize in the country in which you bought your ticket.

One part that has changed since the EU referendum is that jackpots have increased in value for UK players.

Camelot said: "This is due to the Pound crashing against the euro as a consequence of the uncertainty over the country’s financial future after Brexit.

"As EuroMillions uses the euro as its base rate of currency, jackpots must be converted into pounds and Swiss francs on the night of each draw using the current exchange rates.

"Should the pound be weak in comparison to the euro, the prize on offer to UK ticket holders is worth more than if the pound is strong."

For example, ahead of the Brexit vote a €100m jackpot would be worth around £73.2m.

But in the days after the referendum result that same jackpot was worth around £80.8m.

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