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Would you play a "FAT ONE" Christmas Lottery, if it was offered by US State Lotteries?

Absolutely, in addition to the normal state lotter

[ 16 ]

[ 88.9% ]

Yes, but instead of the usual the lottery

[ 1 ]

[ 5.6% ]

I don't normally play the lottery, but I would lik

[ 0 ]

[ 0.0% ]

No, I don't play and I wouldn't play this one

[ 1 ]

[ 5.6% ]

Total valid votes

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Discarded votes

[ 2 ]

myturn

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Dec 22, 2014, 9:21 pm

I believe a "FAT ONE" lottery would be very popular with US players.

We all get a lot out of lotteries!
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Dec 22, 2014, 10:45 pm

I like the once a year option.
TinTran649

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Dec 23, 2014, 12:26 am

I wanted to take the survey but I don't know what exactly "FAT ONE" means.

By they way does anyone know why i can't log into my account? I signed up yesterday and today I can't log in, it keeps saying welcome guest so I had to re-register.

Also i can't find my posts from yesterday, it's all gone.
hearsetrax

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Dec 23, 2014, 6:44 am

I'd play for the "Fat one" but only once for the grins of it and probably never again
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Dec 23, 2014, 7:49 am

Yes, I will play a lottery that just one time a year.
rcbbuckeye

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Dec 23, 2014, 9:01 am

I always MUSL should start something like this in addition to PB and MM.

CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE NOT IN

A DOLLAR AND A DREAM (OR $2)
rcbbuckeye

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Dec 23, 2014, 9:03 am

Quote: Originally posted by TinTran649 on Dec 23, 2014
I wanted to take the survey but I don't know what exactly "FAT ONE" means.

By they way does anyone know why i can't log into my account? I signed up yesterday and today I can't log in, it keeps saying welcome guest so I had to re-register.

Also i can't find my posts from yesterday, it's all gone.

Ask Todd. Sounds like your account got banned for a no-no.

El Gordo means Fat One in Spanish. It's a big lottery played once a year in Spain. Very popular over there.

CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE NOT IN

A DOLLAR AND A DREAM (OR $2)
Crazy Wombat

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Dec 23, 2014, 4:56 pm

This actually might appeal to Thrifty ... only playing once a year !
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Dec 23, 2014, 6:52 pm

It Rocks!!!

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ThatScaryChick

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Dec 23, 2014, 7:35 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Crazy Wombat on Dec 23, 2014
This actually might appeal to Thrifty ... only playing once a year !

Yes, I think it would be the perfect game for Thrifty!

And I would probably play this game if it was available here.

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Stack47

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Dec 23, 2014, 11:20 pm

Quote: Originally posted by ThatScaryChick on Dec 23, 2014
Yes, I think it would be the perfect game for Thrifty!

And I would probably play this game if it was available here.

FYI, one El Gordo ticket cost $243. How many tickets to you want?
ThatScaryChick

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Dec 23, 2014, 11:43 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Stack47 on Dec 23, 2014
FYI, one El Gordo ticket cost $243. How many tickets to you want?

Wow, well if it's once a year like at Christmas I would probably stick to buying one. I can save up for it.

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myturn

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Dec 24, 2014, 1:01 am

Quote: Originally posted by ThatScaryChick on Dec 23, 2014
Wow, well if it's once a year like at Christmas I would probably stick to buying one. I can save up for it.

I'm taking about US lotteries setting up a similar type of lottery in the US., not playing the Spanish lottery from the US.

We all get a lot out of lotteries!
LottoMetro

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Dec 24, 2014, 1:59 am

Quote: Originally posted by ThatScaryChick on Dec 23, 2014
Wow, well if it's once a year like at Christmas I would probably stick to buying one. I can save up for it.

So you would play a game that has dollar-for-dollar odds of 1 in 24,300,000 for a chance to win just under $5 million at the most? And at a cost of $243?

Heck, that's actually worse than Monopoly Millionaires' Club

If the chances of winning the jackpot are so slim, why play when the jackpot is so small? Your chances never change, but the potential payoff does.
If a crystal ball showed you the future of the rest of your life, and in that future you will never win a jackpot, would you still play?

P&L % = Total Win($)/Total Wager($) - 1
LottoMetro

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Dec 24, 2014, 2:23 am

Quote: Originally posted by LottoMetro on Dec 24, 2014
So you would play a game that has dollar-for-dollar odds of 1 in 24,300,000 for a chance to win just under $5 million at the most? And at a cost of $243?

Heck, that's actually worse than Monopoly Millionaires' Club

*better

Not sure why it didn't save my edit.

Anyway, even at $243 this game only pays out 70% which is more than most lotteries but still less than some scratch-offs in many states.

El Gordo wouldn't work in the U.S. because the states can't hardly even cooperate for the other games. Look at MM and PB. Run by 2 different groups. The closest thing they've come up with is MMC and that was a flop. And federally-encouraged gambling wouldn't go over well for many of the lobbyists and their backers.

If the chances of winning the jackpot are so slim, why play when the jackpot is so small? Your chances never change, but the potential payoff does.
If a crystal ball showed you the future of the rest of your life, and in that future you will never win a jackpot, would you still play?

P&L % = Total Win($)/Total Wager($) - 1

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