SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — There are now so many workplaces across the country that participate in office pools, and they are buying Powerball tickets in bulk.

Now, new mobile apps are becoming a popular way to organize the office lottery pool.

Our Tech Trends reporter Gabe Slate shows how some of them work.

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The next Powerball drawing is on Wednesday, where the jackpot is currently at about $1.4 billion.WEB LINKS:

GOOGLE PLAY STORE: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.digitalsaguaro.lpb&hl=en 

iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/group-lottery-pro/id638444676?mt=8

 Another app for  iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lottery-ticket-scan-pools/id565355431?mt=8