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Rip Off Ireland Lotto

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  • 09-08-2009 9:22pm
    #1
    koura
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭koura


    2 Lines in the Euro Millions in Portugal costs €4.
    2 Lines in the Euro Millions + in Ireland costs €6.
    The extra €2 gives you a chance to win €500,000 is it worth it.
    Is doing the Lotto a fools game.


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    #2
    Jenroche
    Registered Users Posts: 280 ✭✭Jenroche


    I don't think so. The odds of winning the Euromillions is huge and the tickets are overpriced. I prefer to stick with the Irish Lotto.

    Jen ;->


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    Hattie Colossal Gunshot
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ Hattie Colossal Gunshot


    koura wrote: »
    2 Lines in the Euro Millions in Portugal costs €4.
    2 Lines in the Euro Millions + in Ireland costs €6.
    The extra €2 gives you a chance to win €500,000 is it worth it.
    Is doing the Lotto a fools game.

    yes


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    Shane St.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,797 ✭✭✭Shane St.


    I agree, I wouldn't bother with the Euromillions. You have a better chance of gettin hit by a falling pig


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    NinjaTruncs
    Registered Users Posts: 2,499 ✭✭✭NinjaTruncs


    koura wrote: »
    2 Lines in the Euro Millions in Portugal costs €4.
    2 Lines in the Euro Millions + in Ireland costs €6.
    The extra €2 gives you a chance to win €500,000 is it worth it.
    Is doing the Lotto a fools game.
    2 lines of euro million (no plus) in ireland €4, just don't buy the plus.

    4.3kWp South facing PV System. South Dublin



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    spongeman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 554 ✭✭✭spongeman


    Why not pay it in the bookies ?

    You can play as much or as little as you like and the odds are way better than 5 4 3 2 1.

    eg 2 numbers 30/1


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    Davidth88
    Registered Users Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Davidth88


    Lotto = Tax for stupid people !

    You don't have to play you know ....


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    darc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 677 ✭✭✭darc


    Lotto (euro & Irish) pay out approx. 40% of inclome in winnings

    Bookies pay out approx 85% of income in winnings

    Casinos pay out approx 95% of income in winnings


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    astrofool
    Registered Users Posts: 16,712 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    This thread is quite funny.


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    BnA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭BnA


    Davidth88 wrote: »
    Lotto = Tax for stupid people !

    You don't have to play you know ....

    EXACTLY


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    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    Lotto is the bigest mugs game there is, my sister spends 9 eur per week on it and then she complains that she doesnt have much money and cant go on a holiday, well if she gave up the lotto she would have 470 extra per year which would go to a nice package holiday to somewhere in the sun, the mind boggles it really does, i just cant stand people complaining about having no money if they smoke or play the Lotto.


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    #12
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Take for example the millionaire game, which is easy to quantify as the ticket sales are capped. 300,000 at twenty quid a pop. They sell six million worth of tickets, and payout 3.6 mil in prizes. Thats a hell of a profit for one summer promotion, which is additional to the main draws. The odds for this draw are as follows:
    €1,000,000 - 1 in 150,000
    €100,000 - 1 in 60,000
    €10,000 - 1 in 6,667
    €5,000 - 1 in 3,750
    €1,000 - 1 in 3,000
    €500 - 1 in 1,000

    So yes. A mugs game.


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    Danno
    Registered Users Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭Danno


    What about all the profits they make that get pumped back in to local sports and arts? This "tax" to keep the young girls and boys active is well well worth it.


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    Trampas
    Registered Users Posts: 7,682 ✭✭✭Trampas


    koura wrote: »
    2 Lines in the Euro Millions in Portugal costs €4.
    2 Lines in the Euro Millions + in Ireland costs €6.
    The extra €2 gives you a chance to win €500,000 is it worth it.
    Is doing the Lotto a fools game.

    How is it a rip off when it cost the same in Portugal?


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    KeyLimePie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 861 ✭✭✭KeyLimePie


    koura wrote: »
    2 Lines in the Euro Millions in Portugal costs €4.
    2 Lines in the Euro Millions + in Ireland costs €6.
    The extra €2 gives you a chance to win €500,000 is it worth it.
    Is doing the Lotto a fools game.

    That's like saying
    One bar of cholate costs a euro in portugal
    But two bars of chocolate cause 2 euro in ireland.....

    They don't Make you buy the plus :) And also you can just buy one line for 2 euro without the plus


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