UK Lottery sets sales record

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myturn — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:42:17 GMT

I am not surprised at the success of the UK lottery. I play the UK lottery by subscription, they make it very convenient to do so. I choose my number and they deduct the cost from my bank account monthly by direct debit, and prizes are credited to my account and they sent me an email notice, unless I win a jackpot which I have to collect in person. I haven't won any big prizes yet, but if and when I do, it is nice to know can remain anonymous, my identity will not be revealed without my permissi... [ More ]

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mightwin — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:35:08 GMT

I think thats why we all play......to live the dream.

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buttercake — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:55:04 GMT

Camelot no longer sell tickets via cable tv, you can only check the results via this means. Nice to read record sales have gone up which is great, I believe more people are playing due to our new government increasing our taxes and making it difficult for people who are not well off struggling to survive, everything around us in the UK has risen in price, from the food we eat to the petrol we buy, we are being ripped off left right and center by the high prices we pay, so everyone who isn't on o... [ More ]

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savagegoose — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:01:32 GMT

if i recal you can buy lotto str8 off your cable tv box. over there.

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maringoman — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:42:41 GMT

Thats a lot of bread. The most interesting thing is that UK doesn't tax the lottery winnings meaning that they will be considered your regular income and taxed at the regular rate. Isn't that just lovely? I bet they dont even have this 'lump sum grab' nonsense that we have here in United States that sees lottery winnings shrivel to a third of the advertised jackpot

UK Lottery sets sales record

Lottery Post — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:29:50 GMT

UK National Lottery operator Camelot said a new-look Thunderball game and two special UK Millionaire Super Raffles have helped it achieve record ticket sales this year.

Camelot, which runs games including Lotto and National Lottery scratchcards, said it expects sales for the year to March 31 to hit 5.7 billion (US$9.3 billion), breaking the previous record of 5.5 billion set 13 years ago.

The group said the strong performance came at a time when most lotteries worldwide are reporting stati... [ More ]