 Cashola is one of the games offered by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL, which also supervises Powerball, Hot Lotto, etc.) and is the only multi-state video lottery game in the United States. It began in 2006.
Cashola is played in Delaware, Rhode Island and West Virginia. The minimum jackpot is $250,000; it is paid in 30 annual payments, with a cash option. The top prize has exceeded $3.7 million. The first 12 jackpot winners (unlike traditional lottery jackpot games, the grand prize cannot be split among winning machines) all chose the cash option, including the June 15, 2007 winner of the game's largest prize. The most recent winner, on September 25, 2007, has not decided on the payment option.
Depending on the state, the minimum age to play Cashola is either 18 or 21.
Multi-State Lottery Association
The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is a "non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by its member lotteries."
It was formed in 1987 by six states and the D.C. Lottery. Its first game was launched the next year. Slowly, more states joined MUSL. After the original game ended in favor of Powerball (whose first drawing was held on April 22, 1992), US lotteries were more eager to join. Powerball (as of June 2007) is played in 29 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. All MUSL members offer Powerball. MUSL additionally runs several smaller games, including Hot Lotto, and Cashola, a video lottery jackpot game. MUSL also has retired several games, including Daily Millions, Rolldown, and the Powerball scratchcard game.
In September 2007, MUSL will launch Midwest Millions, a scratch ticket game, in Iowa, and Kansas.
Unlike Mega Millions, which is more loosely organized, the rules of MUSL games are virtually the same in all jurisdictions. The only major differences are: the minimum age to purchase tickets (which usually is 18, but is 19 in one state, and 21 in three others), and the period to claim winning tickets, which ranges from 90 days to one year.
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