Watch out for "vultures"

Reply #15

mylollipop — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:04:49 GMT

Just strategy. Why SHOULD you sit there and buy all the loosers when you can let the person ahead of you do that.

Reply #14

soothsayer — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:06:18 GMT

Old southern saying : If you want to run with the big dogs...you gotta get off the porch.

Reply #13

soothsayer — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:42:12 GMT

Not so coin toss. I do my homework. I scout out the other team(lottery). I know what their plays are and how often they run them. If you think you're going to win the game by flipping coins or Lady Luck you might as well stay home. Oh yeah...I hit a $2500 win on $10 scratcher yesterday. Spent $120. Nice profit

Reply #12

Coin Toss — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:40:16 GMT

This post contradicts your opening post lamenting about vultures .

New England proverb:

If you want to see a person's true character, watch how they react when they lose money.

Reply #11

GamerMom — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:12:04 GMT

me either! I like to sit down with a fresh cup of coffee and scratch mine.

Reply #10

soothsayer — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:52:58 GMT

Oh yeah, I won over $1500 today on $10 scratch tickets. Spent $300. Thanks.

Reply #9

soothsayer — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:46:32 GMT

Heh Heh Heh ... You can't compare apples to oranges. If I knew that a lottery machine was going to spit out a ticket that at least doubles my wager within the next 30, I would be the one thanking the losers.

Reply #8

time*treat — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:41:58 GMT

A few jackpot winners have thanked the losers during their press conference.

Reply #7

Shawn67 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:40:17 GMT

Uh, not trying to be ugly here, but isn't that kinda like saying that the guy who wins the Powerball jackpot is cheating because he waited for all of US to buy up the losing tickets first

Reply #6

Raven62 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:05:14 GMT

In the Scratch-Off World: It's called Playing Advantage: Playing the Game without actually Buying the Tickets!

So how do you Combat Playing Advantage: Change Your Playing Tactics

Reply #5

soothsayer — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:05:33 GMT

Yes it is gambling. But it is like playing poker and the guy next to you always gets to see everyone elses cards before he bets. Adopt their tactics? I would rather lose honestly than win dishonestly.

Reply #4

justxploring — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:23:42 GMT

I trust you wrote your comment tongue-in-cheek. In case you're not kidding, if you go to a casino and play a slot machine for 4 hours and then walk away, there is no rule of ethics that says the next person can't win on the first try. That's why it's called gambling.

Reply #3

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:42:28 GMT

I never scratch my tickets at the store. I always wait till I get home.

Reply #2

JackpotWanna — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:29:04 GMT

Very good advice.

Reply #1

time*treat — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:55:28 GMT

LOL @ snip s

Seriously, if you're not going to adopt their tactics, what can you do other than buy more of those tickets? Or maybe not scratch them right away, and not telegraph how your luck went? Come back later and cash your winners or go home and trash your losers.

Watch out for "vultures"

soothsayer — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:32:48 GMT

Anybody that has bought scratch-offs has probably fell prey to these ugly varmints. They just circle around and then swoop in to feed at the most opportune time . They will watch while you do all the work and then zoom in as soon as you turn your back. If you and possibly the person before you bought x amount of tickets and there were no good winners, these snip s will make a beeline to the counter to buy tickets from the same roll. I have been prey to these scavengers. and so have you whether y... [ More ]