All you need is a dollar and a dream…and a forgiving heart.
CBS News reports that thousands of people in Norway who played the Eurojackpot lottery were incorrectly told that they had won big money — millions! — when, in fact, they won much smaller amounts.
Norsk Tipping, the state-owned gambling company, explained that the mistake was made due to a currency conversion error. The winnings come to the company from Germany in Euros. And when they were converted to Norwegian kroner, they were multiplied by 100 instead of divided by 100.
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Tonje Sagstuen, CEO of Norsk Tipping, said in a statement