lottery is it a con or not
2006-10-14 04:30:13 · 16 answers · asked by mark t 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
$0 and $0 . Yes, lotteries are cons. Take a probability class sometime and you'll see. Gambling is a tax on people who are unable to understand probability.
2006-10-14 04:37:56 · answer #1 · answered by spongeworthy_us 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I buy all my tickets online, so I don't forget to put the numbers on, so its all done direct debit. £36 comes out of my account each month on Thunderball. and one line on the Lotto
The Most I've won is £125. (Thunderball)
£64 (Lotto)
I get lots of five pound wins
No, its not a con, you've got to be in it to win it. Any gambling system could be described as a con, especially if you don't win. You've just got to be lucky and only gamble what you can afford.
Camelot are very upfront with their figures and are thoroughly regulated and checked.
At the end of the day you have the option to play or not to play, if you think its a con, its your prerogative not to play, but the lucky millionaires out there will not be sitting in their armchairs tonight wondering if the Lotto is a con or not.
Whilst I'm not one of those lucky people and my winnings have been modest, if I thought it was a con, I'd stop my direct debit this instant. I don't, so I won't!
2006-10-14 04:42:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally £2 - £ 4 for Wednesday and Saturday, I the most I've won is £100.00 Ive had a £76 pound and quite a few £10 I more lucky on the thunder ball draw had many £5 wins.
My sisters won £7000.00 and £3500 grand on lucky dips.
2006-10-14 04:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once won £10 so bought 10 scratch cards and won £1.
Biggest win was about £64, spent hundreds over the years though.
2006-10-14 04:52:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spend one pound a week and my biggest win is £10.00. I did once win £50.00 on a scratch card. I don't think it's a con, it's just luck of the draw. I would never spend more than a pound a week.
2006-10-14 04:33:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spend £3.00 a week and the most i have one is £53.00 but ive had that several times over the last few months.When it first started everyone thought how easy to win but its a game of chance.
2006-10-14 04:57:49 · answer #6 · answered by candyfloss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spend about 5 euro occasionally, biggest win 50 euro , i would'nt say its a con but the odds are stacked against you .
2006-10-14 04:48:21 · answer #7 · answered by MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i spend a lot and the biggest i won was free ticket and 10 $
2006-10-14 04:32:17 · answer #8 · answered by pinkygirl m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spend approximately £3.00 a week. My biggest win was £67.00 for four numbers.
2006-10-14 04:41:11 · answer #9 · answered by haroldwalters 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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You get a better payoff by spending the dollar on coffee.
2006-10-14 04:39:58 · answer #10 · answered by fcas80 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋