lazarus Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 People have lost interest thats why the jackpots are so low. So their stupid solution is to charge twice as much to double the jackpot but less people will play it. Why pay £2 to win £4m on Saturday when you can pay £2 on Friday's Euromillions and win £12m. They've got this one all wrong. Should've given it to Virgin in the last bidding process. Another dodgy decision by Parliament like the train fiasco. New Lotto will be launching on 5th October. What's changing? For draws from 5th October, new Lotto will cost £2 per line, creating bigger jackpots and a new raffle with at least 50 guaranteed winners of £20,000 in every draw. Matching 3 numbers will also now win you £25. Can I still play in advance? Yes, although there will be some temporary changes to the way you can play in advance leading up to the launch of new Lotto on 5th October. From 11th August, the number of weeks you can play the current Lotto game in advance will reduce each week until tickets for new Lotto go on sale on 3rd October. From 3rd October, you'll then be able to play Lotto up to eight weeks in advance as normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansheff Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I will stop the lotto and go on the health lottery instead, not as much prize money but it is not going to fund places like the Royal Opera House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Why pay £2 to win £4m on Saturday when you can pay £2 on Friday's Euromillions and win £12m. I know what you mean. I'm knee deep in millionaires round my way. I can't move for all the Rolls Royces bought by Euromillions winners. Can't they have some consideration and buy smaller cars? Because the odds of winning the jackpot on the National Lottery are about 14 million to 1 whilst the odds of winning the jackpot on Euromillions are about 116 million to 1? Exactly. Both are a tax on the poor. tax Pronunciation: /taks/ noun 1a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions No one is forced to buy lottery tickets, so in that sense, it's not a tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleadly Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I was told by the bloke at work that runs our syndicate that he was stopping it in October, as it was going to £2. Your post.. You daft on a purpose, my post doesn't even begin to suggest that. no he told me that it was going up to 2 quid & felt it was a rip off, hence he would not continue with the syndicate. Had you read my post property you could see I was asking a question and not making a statement. So why are you stopping it if the price has increased? You omitted the rip off bit in your earlier post. You can still invest the same amount but you'll only get 1/2 the numbers you previously purchased. I could invest £1000 in the lottery and not get a single win. I could also invest £2 and win the jackpot. If you don't play then you'll never win. If you do play, then you might win but the odds are highly unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereolab Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I've had an e-mail from the National Lottery that as from the 5th of October, it will cost £2 a go instead of the present £1. That's me done. The changes were announced in January..... http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jan/16/national-lottery-autumn-doubles-fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 ... I could invest £1000 in the lottery and not get a single win. I could also invest £2 and win the jackpot. If you don't play then you'll never win. If you do play, then you might win but the odds are highly unlikely. Really? AFAIK, Instant Scratchcards claim that 'One in Ten is a winner'. That 1 in 10 include those cards which just give you your money back, so presumably if you don't lose your money, you're a winner. If you don't buy a ticket, you won't lose your money. - You're a winner (and it doesn't take any effort to win ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkcin Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I know what you mean. I'm knee deep in millionaires round my way. I can't move for all the Rolls Royces bought by Euromillions winners. Can't they have some consideration and buy smaller cars? Exactly. tax Pronunciation: /taks/ noun 1a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions No one is forced to buy lottery tickets, so in that sense, it's not a tax. http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_tax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Many things in the UK are liable to VAT, but nobody is forced to buy them. - That doesn't mean that VAT is not a tax. The lottery is a voluntary tax on stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I was once told that in statistics if you came across something with the same odds that you had of winning the National Lottery you'd round the odds down to zero. So in effect your cances of winning the Lottery are not increased by buying a ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I just only know one thing playing national lottery is all about luck. Sage comment indeed ... excellent post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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