LOTTERIES

[dontheturner]

Regarding Lotteries, in general, Please can anyone, enlighten me, which one of the many lotteries, offers the best odds, and how to enter , living as I do, here in Thailand. I am from the UK, but the Euro sounds interesting, apart from it saying, I have to live where I buy the ticket. All very confusing. Thank You. Don

[RobinBay]

The Irish gives the best odds IMO

[CheshireTom]

Regarding Lotteries, in general, Please can anyone, enlighten me, which one of the many lotteries, offers the best odds, and how to enter , living as I do, here in Thailand. I am from the UK, but the Euro sounds interesting, apart from it saying, I have to live where I buy the ticket. All very confusing. Thank You. Don

 

You can play the UK and Euro lotteries online, but they log your ISP and won't payout if you win so you need someone back home to buy your tickets.

[N3RGT]

Don,

to add to Cheshire Tom's post.This is copy/pasted from the U.K National Lottery Website FAQ's

 

Can I play overseas?

 

Please remember, you need to be a resident of the UK or Isle of Man at all times when you play UK National Lottery games through your interactive account.

 

In countries outside of the UK and Isle of Man, local laws often prevent the sale or purchase of tickets for any overseas lottery. To protect players and the UK National Lottery, the National Lottery Rules and Terms and Conditions prohibit people from playing online in any country where it is unlawful to do so. This also means that, under local laws and the rules, we would not be able to pay out any prize in these circumstances.

 

We would therefore advise you only to buy your tickets online when you are actually located in the UK or the Isle of Man.

 

This also applies when playing by text.

[CheshireTom]

Don,

to add to Cheshire Tom's post.This is copy/pasted from the U.K National Lottery Website FAQ's

 

N3RGT,

 

To be fair, the National Lottery people sent me an e-mail highlighting the rule when I first played online in LOS.

[N3RGT]

N3RGT,

 

To be fair, the National Lottery people sent me an e-mail highlighting the rule when I first played online in LOS.

 

Absolutely Tom,

I was just adding grist to the mill with what I thought was relevant information.The only way around the "problem" would be for the OP to open a U.K bank account when they pay any winnings in automatically

 

What I find to be kind of amusing(or otherwise) is that you get sent an E Mail regarding any winnings which is headed "Exciting news about your Lottery Numbers Mr X".On going into the website it then tells you that the princely sum of £10 has been paid into your bank account ! Dooohhh I've never won any more than a tenner on my web standing order !

Edited March 20, 2009 by N3RGT

[CheshireTom]

Absolutely Tom,

I was just adding grist to the mill with what I thought was relevant information.The only way around the "problem" would be for the OP to open a U.K bank account when they pay any winnings in automatically

 

What I find to be kind of amusing(or otherwise) is that you get sent an E Mail regarding any winnings which is headed "Exciting news about your Lottery Numbers Mr X".On going into the website it then tells you that the princely sum of £10 has been paid into your bank account ! Dooohhh I've never won any more than a tenner on my web standing order !

 

I know the feeling. Unfortunately, i was looking at 20m off the Euro lottery or something.

[dontheturner]

Thanks to those who responded. They get you every which way! tax, lousy exchange rates, and thinking of stopping pension payouts to non-residents! but I have my two pensions paid into a Lloyds/TSB A/C, and have a standing order for 9/10ths to be paid to the Bangkok Bank A/C, and my rent from my U.K house into another separate Lloyds A/C, then I have a third one for savings, and odd inputs, from my family, for future trips home. What I do think is rotten for us all, is no cost of living rises! Thanks All guys. Don

[nidnoyham]

I know the feeling. Unfortunately, i was looking at 20m off the Euro lottery or something.

 

 

What would you want another 20m for ?

 

Suggestions on a postcard to...........

[dontheturner]

Nidnoyham, Now look here - it's all right for you - I haven't popped anything out in Pattaya yet, and I can see clearly it is going to cost, with all the Soapies, I need to get my tube clean! Don

[nidnoyham]

Well, it's a rollover in the UK on Wednesday.

 

Yesterdays numbers- 01-31-32-33-36-38 bonus 08.

 

If I had that set of numbers on a Lucky Dip, I would have changed it !

[CheshireTom]

What would you want another 20m for ?

 

Suggestions on a postcard to...........

 

nidnoyham,

 

I'll have to settle for the 5.50 quid from the Euro Millions. Live to fight another day, and all that.

[Big_Brian]

nidnoyham,

 

I'll have to settle for the 5.50 quid from the Euro Millions. Live to fight another day, and all that.

Snap.

 

Maybe they could re-word their email; "We have some not very exciting news about the ticket that you bought ...........".

[nidnoyham]

nidnoyham,

 

I'll have to settle for the 5.50 quid from the Euro Millions. Live to fight another day, and all that.

 

 

£5.50 eh ? What you gonna do with it ? 3 more goes at the Euro lottery or buy RBS ?

[CheshireTom]

£5.50 eh ? What you gonna do with it ? 3 more goes at the Euro lottery or buy RBS ?

 

I think I'll stick to the Euro Millions. Better odds of getting your money back.

[nidnoyham]

I think I'll stick to the Euro Millions. Better odds of getting your money back.

 

 

A canny decision. Not bad for a Jock. I shan't be calling you Darling anymore !

[nidnoyham]

It's another double rollover tomorrow on the UK Lottery. All those millions of people couldn't get 6 numbers twice in a row. Either we are all picking the same numbers, or less people are buying tickets.

 

£17,000,000-nice !