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• PipSqueek

  

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  I'm just wondering ....

  
• dallascowboyfan

  

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  We don't have that option in Oklahoma

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• BreakingBad94

  

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  nope.

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• Saylorgirl

  

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  No and I wouldn't do it even if it was offered.
• RJOh

  

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  In response to dallascowboyfan

  Quote: Originally posted by dallascowboyfan on May 3, 2013

  We don't have that option in Oklahoma

  Are you saying the services advertised at USAMega aren't available to Oklahomans?   Although I don't understand why anyone would use them rather than buy their tickets locally.

   * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones * 

         
  
• rdgrnr

  

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  No Officer, we don't, honest.
• JoshUK

  

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  I do, it's the main way people buy them in the UK.

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• ttech10

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on May 3, 2013

  Are you saying the services advertised at USAMega aren't available to Oklahomans?   Although I don't understand why anyone would use them rather than buy their tickets locally.

  I was wondering the other day what the highest prize those services have paid out. As I understand it they don't actually buy the numbers, so they I suppose they could have had a jackpot winnter, in which case that winner was probably the most anonymous lottery jackpot winner ever.
• whiteballz

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on May 3, 2013

  Are you saying the services advertised at USAMega aren't available to Oklahomans?   Although I don't understand why anyone would use them rather than buy their tickets locally.

  there was a time where mega millions was won and re-set back to $12 million and the euro millions was 250 million euros or equal to about 328 million US dollars. This was 250 million euros cash value not annuity. I bought 3 tickets online just to be apart of it.

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• BobP

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by ttech10 on May 4, 2013

  I was wondering the other day what the highest prize those services have paid out. As I understand it they don't actually buy the numbers, so they I suppose they could have had a jackpot winnter, in which case that winner was probably the most anonymous lottery jackpot winner ever.

  
  The legitimate services like USA MEGA on the left column of this site do not pay out, they cash the ticket they purchased for you and send you the money, or if a jackpot, provide you the winning ticket and purchase location so you can cash it yourself depending on state lottery rules.
  
  There was only one service that plainly stated in their rules they banked the bets themselves and paid a fraction of the actual win above a set amount.  LP used to condemn them in the strongest terms until they changed their ways, now they are advertised here on the left column.  This company sells ticket purchase services throught multiple quasi-independent website/companies due to the bad smell that lingers, in my opinion.
  
  Other services, do some research, domain lookup, etc. before buying tickets through them.
  
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  Rather insightful there Bob.

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• maringoman

  

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  Last christmas I bought raffle tickets for Spanish "el gordo" on the website TheLotter. The odds were pretty good even though I won nothing, otherwise I wouldn't have done it. Anyways, I was rather dissapointed when my bank statement showed that the payment was to a company in Tel Aviv. Its like a Brazillian buying MegaMillions ticket online and finding out that the payment was to a company in India.

  That money's gone fo ever
• OldSchoolPa

  

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  I largely only play the online subscription service for Mega Millions and Powerball in Illinois. Ever since the corporation that runs our lottery instituted a $5 minimum online play, I only purchase 1 draw plays whenever my winnings exceed the $5 minimum and the jackpot is over $100 million cash value. I could afford to buy upwards of $2 extra per game (so 2 MM tix and 1 PB ticket), but I would soon land in the poor house if I tried to spend an extra $22 per week playing online. I suggested the lottery make it possible to purchasallays for all jackpot games on a single interface if they must maintain the $5 minimum transaction limit, but so far that suggestion has fallen on deaf ears. So I choose to not play online unless it is with "winnings.

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• Stack47

  

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  Considering all the stories we see about dishonest clerks, it's not a good idea buying tickets online from any source but an official state lottery. Trying to claim your jackpot winnings might turn into a nightmare.