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    "In addition, players must choose from an extra number under changes that will decrease the odds of winning the jackpot but promise bigger prizes and double the number of UK millionaires.

    Camelot, one of the 10 operators of the European-wide game, announced the price of a line will go up by 50p to £2.50 from September to "reflect all of the community-wide and UK-only enhancements" and up to Euros 2.50 elsewhere.

    Players will still pick five main numbers from one to 50 and two lucky stars, now from one to 12 rather than 11."

    Euromillions playing cost raised to £2.50 a line


    #2
    Anyone know how the Lotto price increases have turned out, in terms of Camelot's profitability, since they were introduced?

    I thought that doubling the price of a line and reducing the non-jackpot odds and already derisory prize amounts was a ghastly blunder.

    But NickFitz (I think it was) pointed out that the idea was that the resulting increased chances of rollovers would attract more people.

    So has it turned out like that? Was Camelot correct in assessing how stupid the majority of Lotto punters were and that the changes wouldn't discourage them from shelling out double what they did before, or at least the same amount each week even if they ended up with only half the number of lines?
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      #3
      Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
      Anyone know how the Lotto price increases have turned out, in terms of Camelot's profitability, since they were introduced?

      I thought that doubling the price of a line and reducing the non-jackpot odds and already derisory prize amounts was a ghastly blunder.

      But NickFitz (I think it was) pointed out that the idea was that the resulting increased chances of rollovers would attract more people.

      So has it turned out like that? Was Camelot correct in assessing how stupid the majority of Lotto punters were and that the changes wouldn't discourage them from shelling out double what they did before, or at least the same amount each week even if they ended up with only half the number of lines?
      Just from comments in the local, a couple of people have quit playing, another one has carried on. The first two pointed out that they could retired on £3m as easily as £6m (this is up north remember).
      The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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        #4
        Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
        Anyone know how the Lotto price increases have turned out, in terms of Camelot's profitability, since they were introduced?
        It supposedly went well, but given new price increase this might not have been the case...

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          #5
          Can't we just give the jackpot to the bankers?

          Hang on, we already do.....

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            #6
            Really bad news

            So, the Idiot Tax has gone up fivefold.

            Next!
            …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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              #7
              Originally posted by WTFH View Post
              So, the Idiot Tax has gone up fivefold.

              Next!
              Don't you mean 25%?

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                #8
                Bring on the "people's QE" (Corbyn for PM ) then Camelot can make us all millionaires.

                Rare I play it these days but I do sometimes get a few lucky dips when it's a big rollover Saturday, usually after having a few beers in the afternoon watching the footy or rugby down the pub so think what the hell, cheaper than a pint and only need to win it once to be set for life, not like the piddling normal jackpots these days where most seem to be able to blow it within space of a year.
                Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                  Don't you mean 25%?

                  Yes I did, although I was trying to calculate how the odds of winning had dropped, but got that wrong too!
                  …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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