I hear ya HIFI
One of the games I've been consistently playing states "approximate overall odds of winning (including break-even prizes) 1 in 2.71". I've been keeping track and the best I've done so far is 1 in 3.5.
Now, how they define "approximate" is a mystery to me, but if they can nail the odds down to the hundredth of a decimal point within their definition of approximate, then I think I should be doing a little better.
I haven't hit a break even prize in quite sometime or anything for that matter in this particular game... I don't play all that much, but enough to make me a little suspicious here. I shop around, mixing it up where I buy.
Statistically, (math isn't my strong suit in life ) it would seem to me that there is a bit of a difference between 1 in 2.71 and 1 in 3.5.
At that is the best I've done so far... my track record of odds have been worse... ebb and flow.
I concur- the odds are bad, but are they worse than advertised? I guess it would depend on how you define "approximate"?