Progressive betting playing pick 3 with 20 box numbers, it is an example, but it is not the only way to play, depending on your technique and or expertise maybe you don't have to play on every drawing, but if you played on every drawing, so what? So long as you win at least 1 time every 4 drawings in a regular way or even every 5 to 6 drawings, in time you might get better or not.
I know that a lot of people can't do that even with 20 to 40 box pick 3 numbers.
On the pick 3 game if I would buy 20 lines (20 pick 3 numbers boxed).
20 at 50 Cents = $10 the first time that I predict and play box.
If I win all is fine, I would get $40 and I spent $10 = $30 profit, if I don't win I play again like this:
20 Box pick 3 numbers at $1 each = $20, if I win I get $80
$80 - $20 = $60 - $10 = $50 profit on 2 plays and all is well, if I don't win again I play like this:
20 Box pick 3 numbers at $2 each = $40, if I win I get $160
$160 - $40 - $20 - $10 = $90 profit on 3 plays and all is well, if I don't win again I play like this:
20 Box pick 3 numbers at $4 each = $80, if I win I get $320
$320 - $80 - $40 - $ 20 - $10 = $170 profit on 4 plays = $170 / 4 plays = $42.50 profit won on each play.
You then won (Profit) about $42.50 on each drawing played so far, not a lot of money won on each play, but you won, you made a profit.
It probably would not take me more than 4 drawings to win boxed and make about $170 profit total.
Even if it took 5 total drawings before I won, I would still make a total profit.
I would play on paper again until I was good enough to win box at least every 2 to 4 drawings, if I could not win on paper every 2 to 4 drawings in a very regular way and I do mean a regular way, then I would not play with "real" money.
I have no money to lose, if I do play with money it is to win.
The pick 3 game was my toy, my play thing and long ago, I "broke" it in more than one way.
It took me some time to do that, I think that it took more than one year, but maybe less than 3 years, I don't remember.
Long ago at different times, I became good with pick 3 numbers, then with pairs and then with digits.
That was long ago and it is gone, I would have to start again if I wanted to, but if I did it might be a lot quicker this time.
I probably never won with "luck" not even once.
It was always technique and even with technique, I never won all of the time.
That is why you need to know just how to bet and maybe even know when to bet.
Don't be negative, if you don't think that you can profit, Why play with money? Just have your fun playing on paper.
They say that a fool and his money will soon part and it is the truth.