Sunday, December 26, 2010

Beat the lottery with Maths

Winning the lottery would be a life-changing event for almost all of us. Let's face it no having to worry about money ever again would be like a dream come true. However, that is exactly what it seems to be - just a dream. But, what if it isn't? What if you could win the lottery using some simple mathematics?

Ever since the every first lottery draw there have been systems that have been developed to beat it. Some have been better than others but all have been driven by the desire and innate knowledge that we have that the lottery can be beaten with the right mathematical approach.

Some systems, it must be said, are a lot more practical than others. Seeking the advice of a magic 8 ball is a far less effective method of choosing lottery numbers than a mathematical wheeling system for example.

It is possible, though, to get your hands of one or two systems that do produce very good results and lots of winning tickets!

 As I have already pointed out one of the most effective and popular ways for increasing the odds of winning a lottery prize is through 'wheeling'. But because wheeling creates more number sequences you need to buy more lottery tickets to use it. This means more money needs to be spent and for that reason wheeling only really becomes effective when the larger resources of a syndicate can be employed.

The positive thing about wheeling systems is that they show us that the lottery is not just about pure chance and that it can be beaten.

The simple fact that maths can be used to win the lottery makes it unsurprising when you find out that a mathematics professor has won the coveted draw 3 times in a row and 5 times in all.

Having a mathematical whiz-kid when the lottery so many times may seem like a true possibility when we realise that maths can beat the lottery but how effective is Larry Blair's lotto system?

Believe it or not Larry has used his lottery system to win a record five times. Three of his wins were straight after each other.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Beat The Lottery

Most people would love a lottery win but to them there is as much chance of winning the lottery as there is of dating a famous Hollywood star - it just seems too impossible. They dream of a big win and calculate the little and large changes that they would make in their lives with their new found wealth. However, they rarely act on their dreams. One mathematics professor from Oklahoma dreamed big but unlike most people he acted on it. 5 lottery wins later, and a bullet in the leg (more on that later), he is now preparing to share his secret formula with a small group of people!

You may not yet understand that the lottery is not a game of chance. It is actually a game of probabilities.

Because the lottery is a game of probabilities (and not just luck) it is possible to use mathematics to increase your probability of winning!

You may not fully understand how to manipulate mathematical equations in order to take advantage of the above mentioned fact. However, you will not be surprised that at least one clever mathematics professor did!

There is someone who claims to have developed a fool-proof lottery system and after 5 wins it is hard to repute his claims.

A guy named Larry Blair, who spent his career as a mathematics professor in Oklahoma, actually put his life in danger by developing a system for beating the lottery. I kid you not!

When Larry first tested his system he found that he could win prizes, of varying sizes, consistently.

Larry soon perfected his system. Although you may think it sounds great that he then went on to win the lottery a further 3 times his new-found "luck" brought him to the attention of gangster types who wanted to kidnap him!

The gangster style kidnappers who took an interest in Larry were far from stupid. They did not want money. They did not want any of Larry's expensive clothes, jewellery or cars. They wanted his lottery system!

By sheer good fortune Larry managed to escape from the two guys who tried to kidnap him but not before getting shot in the leg!

Larry has won the lottery 5 times in total, which he puts down to his system.

Most people would view Larry has being lucky (which he was when he got shot).Larry claimed that his lottery winnings were a matter of luck but then quickly added "although the more I use my lottery system the luckier I get"!

Friday, December 24, 2010

Improving Your Odds of Winning The Lottery

Using statistics and calculating odds can be very interesting but sometimes useless.For example, did you know that the odds of an average golfer hitting a 'hole in one' in a given round are 12,000-to-1 and the odds of getting two in the same round are 67,000,000-to-1?

So imagine the surprise of spectators when Danny Leake, an amateur golfer, achieved an unbelievable 'hole in one' on the same hole two days in a row at a tournament in Texas (something that is so unusual the odds of it happening have never been calculated). Pity such a lucky guy didn't play the lottery that day instead!

Some time ago a famous New York paper reported on a working-class man who spent most of his hard earned money on lottery tickets.Ray Otero foolishly believes that buy ploughing his money into lottery tickets he is increasing his chances of winning a jackpot prize with each purchase (by sheer number of tickets).

The truth is that, statistically, buying more tickets, that are chosen randomly and not using a mathematical system, does not increase your chances of winning a prize in the lottery at all!

Do you know that if you buy a 6 from 49 lottery ticket, like those sold on the UK National Lottery, on a Monday that you have a statistically better chance of being dead on Saturday than winning the lottery jackpot?

This is because you have a measly fourteen million to one chance of winning the UK jackpot.These low odds apply to every ticket you buy. Buying more tickets does not give you a better chance of winning.

Take heart though because you can do certain things that dramatically increase the odds of you winning a huge lottery prize and they don't require you to spend a fortune doing it! Let's take a wheeling system as an example.

When you use a wheeling system the odds of winning a top prize are improved by millions to 1. When you add only one number to your pick (in a 6 from 49 lotto draw) you increase your chances of winning by millions, literally! You have to buy more tickets therefore your lottery stake money goes up. But, an interesting thing happens - your odds of winning go up in leaps and bounds.

When you use wheeling in a 6 from 49 draw, like the UK lottery, and use 7 numbers instead of 6 the odds of winning are slashed from 14 million to 1 down to half a million to 1 - with just 1 extra number and a £28 stake!!

So, if Mr. Otero had only played a 6 from 49, or similar type of lottery, and wheeled his numbers he may well be a very wealthy man by now.

Would you like to learn the lottery system secrets of a Maths Professor who won the lottery a staggering 5 times? Then visit how to win the lottery now to find out more!s instead of 6 the odds of winning are slashed from 14 million to 1 down to half a million to 1 - with just 1 extra number and a £28 stake!!

So, if Mr. Otero had only played a 6 from 49, or similar type of lottery, and wheeled his numbers he may well be a very wealthy man by now.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Winning The Lotto With Statistics

Almost everyone loves to hear interesting facts and statistics. However, most of the time they are completely pointless in real life.There are many good examples of interesting facts and stats that are not very relevant to our everyday lives. Did you know, for example, that in 1985 the official NASA statistical probability for an accident to occur to a space shuttle was 100,000 to 1. After the Challenger disaster it is now 100 to 1!

So imagine how amazing it was to everyone (and how amazing it still is) when a guy used his $1000 lottery winnings to buy a ticket that won him $1 million! The odds of this happening are astronomical. Very lucky indeed.

Some time ago a famous New York paper reported on a working-class man who spent most of his hard earned money on lottery tickets.Unfortunately Mr. Ray Otero has the mistaken belief that his has a greater chance of winning a jackpot prize in a lottery by buying more tickets!

The truth is that, statistically, buying more tickets, that are chosen randomly and not using a mathematical system, does not increase your chances of winning a prize in the lottery at all!

It surprises many people to find out that lottery prizes are extremely hard to get. In fact if you buy a UK lottery ticket, which is a match 6 from 49 draw, at the beginning of the week there is a better chance of you dying before the draw than there is of you winning it!

This unfortunate statistic is true because you have a 14,000,000 to 1 chance of winning a jackpot on a 6 from 49 draw and the odds of being struck by lightning are killed by lightning are roughly 2650000 to 1.Every ticket you buy has the same odds of winning. Buying more tickets does not give you a better chance of winning.

Take heart though because you can do certain things that dramatically increase the odds of you winning a huge lottery prize and they don't require you to spend a fortune doing it! Lottery wheeling, for example, is a great way to increase your chances of winning a top prize on the lottery.

When you use a wheeling system the odds of winning a top prize are improved by millions to 1. When you add only one number to your pick (in a 6 from 49 lotto draw) you increase your chances of winning by millions, literally! Wheeling systems require you to invest more money in the lottery, because you must buy more tickets, but by doing so, and by doing it in a mathematically precise manner, you increase your chances of winning the lottery jackpot.

In the UK lottery just wheeling an extra number (so you pick 7 numbers instead of the standard 6) you reduce your odds of winning from 14,0000,000 to 1 to only 500,000 to 1!

So, if Mr. Otero had only played a 6 from 49, or similar type of lottery, and wheeled his numbers he may well be a very wealthy man by now.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Lotto Numbers That Won 3 Times in a Row

Do you dream of changing your life forever with a jackpot lottery prize? Would you like to enjoy the freedom of having no financial worries and being able to do whatever you want, go wherever you want and live the life you choose because money is no obstacle? But, winning the lottery is just a dream - right? What if it wasn't though? What if you could win and you could do it more than once? A maths professor from Oklahoma did just that and after winning 5 times and being shot for his secret Larry Blair now plans to share his secret with a select few people!

The problem with your approach to the lottery up to now is that you thought is was a game of chance - it isn't! It's a game of probabilities!

When just luck is involved in any game there is very little you can do to improve your luck. However, when you play a game of probabilities there is plenty you can do to improve the probability that you will win!

Whether or not you understand why this works you should be able to understand that because it works it was just a matter of time before some mathematical/probability expert found a way to exploit this truth to his own advantage.

Well, a guy from the USA has developed a winning lottery system and used it several times!

A guy named Larry Blair, who spent his career as a mathematics professor in Oklahoma, actually put his life in danger by developing a system for beating the lottery. I kid you not!

After perfecting his mathematical engine (a term used by mathematical engineers to mean system) Larry found that he could consistently pick winning lottery numbers and win prizes - both large and small.

Soon he had perfected his system to such a high degree that he won a big prize in the lottery three times in a row. This attracted the attention of would-be kidnappers!

Although almost all kidnappers immediately demand money that is not what Larry's kidnappers wanted. They knew that anyone who won the lottery five times and could win it 3 times in succession had to have a system and they wanted it for themselves!

Although Larry was lucky enough to escape his ordeal without giving away his lottery secret he did not escape unharmed. In his flight he was shot by one of the assailants in his leg!

Larry says his 5 wins on the lottery all came about because he used his lottery system.

You may think that Larry is very fortunate to have won the lottery so many times.Larry would strongly disagree that his lottery wins are down to luck though. He says that "the more I play the luckier I get".

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Win the Lotto

Most people would love a lottery win but to them there is as much chance of winning the lottery as there is of dating a famous Hollywood star - it just seems too impossible. They dream of a big win and calculate the little and large changes that they would make in their lives with their new found wealth. However, they rarely act on their dreams. One mathematics professor from Oklahoma dreamed big but unlike most people he acted on it. 5 lottery wins later, and a bullet in the leg (more on that later), he is now preparing to share his secret formula with a small group of people!

If you haven't won a prize in the lottery yet it is probably because you have approached the game all wrong thinking winning is a matter of pure luck. You couldn't be more mistaken. The lottery isn't about luck it's about probabilities!

This means that there are ways to increase your chances of winning using mathematical equations that are designed to increase the probability of you winning.

You may not fully understand how to manipulate mathematical equations in order to take advantage of the above mentioned fact. However, you will not be surprised that at least one clever mathematics professor did!

Someone did crack the lottery code and used it to win many times.

A guy named Larry Blair, who spent his career as a mathematics professor in Oklahoma, actually put his life in danger by developing a system for beating the lottery. I kid you not!

After perfecting his mathematical engine (a term used by mathematical engineers to mean system) Larry found that he could consistently pick winning lottery numbers and win prizes - both large and small.

Larry soon perfected his system. Although you may think it sounds great that he then went on to win the lottery a further 3 times his new-found "luck" brought him to the attention of gangster types who wanted to kidnap him!

Although almost all kidnappers immediately demand money that is not what Larry's kidnappers wanted. They knew that anyone who won the lottery five times and could win it 3 times in succession had to have a system and they wanted it for themselves!

By sheer good fortune Larry managed to escape from the two guys who tried to kidnap him but not before getting shot in the leg!

Larry claims that his 5 time wins of the lottery are purely due to the use of his system.

You may think that Larry is very fortunate to have won the lottery so many times.Larry claimed that his lottery winnings were a matter of luck but then quickly added "although the more I use my lottery system the luckier I get"!

Monday, December 20, 2010

Wheeling, Probability And Lottery Wins

If you truly want to increase your odds of winning the lottery then you need to do two things. Firstly you can increase your odds of winning by working with the laws of probability. To do this is relatively easy. You can also play more lottery numbers than you usually would. Using a mathematical system you can pick more numbers than usual and ensure they all end up together on a ticket.

It is truly possible to play the lottery and give yourself a better chance of winning by picking more numbers than you normally would. Playing more numbers than normal on the lottery and mixing them so that you have all possible combinations is called 'wheeling'.

Lottery wheeling is a method by which you can choose more numbers than you normally would with a standard ticket. If you play the UK lottery, or any other 6 from 49 lotto, you would be pick more than 6 numbers for your wheeling system. The amount of numbers you pick is determined by the amount of money you are willing to spend on lottery tickets.

You then create combinations of these numbers so that every possible combination is on a ticket. This means you have a much higher chance of matching the 6 winning numbers because you got to choose more numbers. If you match more than three winning numbers then you are guaranteed more than just one win because wheeling numbers ensures you have more than one ticket with those combination of numbers on it!

Obviously you will need to buy more tickets to wheel numbers. However, in a 6 from 49 lottery (as an example) wheeling 7 numbers (1 more than normal) will only cost 28 UK pounds but will increase your odds of winning the jackpot from 14,000,000:1 to only half a million to 1 - just by adding an extra number and wheeling the combinations!

Even though you greatly increase your chances of winning a top prize by using a wheeling system this is not the main purpose of them. When you use wheeling with lottery numbers you ensure you win many smaller prizes when you choose just a few of the winning lottery balls.

If you add probability to the mix and combine it with lottery number wheeling you can increase your odds of winning to such heights that it almost seems inevitable that you will win.

Although there are very sophisticated methods for manipulating the law of probability the easiest one for you to use right now is to pick lottery hot numbers. Lotto hot numbers are those numbers that appear in the draw consistently or those numbers that tend to appear together consistently.

Use the law of probability and a good wheeling system to improve your chances of winning and watch what happens.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Beat The Lottery

Do you dream of changing your life forever with a jackpot lottery prize? Would you like to enjoy the freedom of having no financial worries and being able to do whatever you want, go wherever you want and live the life you choose because money is no obstacle? But, winning the lottery is just a dream - right? What if it wasn't though? What if you could win and you could do it more than once? A maths professor from Oklahoma did just that and after winning 5 times and being shot for his secret Larry Blair now plans to share his secret with a select few people!

If you haven't won a prize in the lottery yet it is probably because you have approached the game all wrong thinking winning is a matter of pure luck. You couldn't be more mistaken. The lottery isn't about luck it's about probabilities!

The truth is simple - because winning at the lottery is not just about luck but is also about probabilities you can use some clever mathematics to increase the probability of you winning a prize!

You may not fully understand how to manipulate mathematical equations in order to take advantage of the above mentioned fact. However, you will not be surprised that at least one clever mathematics professor did!

Well, a guy from the USA has developed a winning lottery system and used it several times!

A guy named Larry Blair, who spent his career as a mathematics professor in Oklahoma, actually put his life in danger by developing a system for beating the lottery. I kid you not!

After perfecting his mathematical engine (a term used by mathematical engineers to mean system) Larry found that he could consistently pick winning lottery numbers and win prizes - both large and small.

Soon he had perfected his system to such a high degree that he won a big prize in the lottery three times in a row. This attracted the attention of would-be kidnappers!

When you win the lottery five times (three times in a row) then it is no wonder you become a bit of a celebrity. And, Larry's wanna-be kidnappers knew that you don't win the lottery 5 times without a system - and they wanted it!

Although Larry was lucky enough to escape his ordeal without giving away his lottery secret he did not escape unharmed. In his flight he was shot by one of the assailants in his leg!

Larry claims that his 5 time wins of the lottery are purely due to the use of his system.

To the casual observer it looks like Larry Blair is a very lucky man.Larry would strongly disagree that his lottery wins are down to luck though. He says that "the more I play the luckier I get".

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Are Lottery Computer Software Programs Really Effective?

Clearly, every person who as ever gambled hopes to win the lottery and spend his life living in luxury. To obtain such a goal, players have to use various types of techniques to choose their lucky numbers.

In reality, the chances of a person getting the exact pattern of numbers are thin, and the cards are likely stacked against him. For example, the chances of having the exact numbers in the pattern in the Mega Millions lotto are 1 in 175,711,536, and in the Powerball lotto are 1 in 195,249,054. In spite of these odds, there have been people who are still winning in such lottos. Clearly, each and every player wants to get the winning number combinations right in at least one game. And because of that reason, there are people who opt to use the following techniques: mathematical formula, lotto wheeling, Lady Luck, and others. However, probably the most notable out of all the strategies is the lottery system software program, which can be accessed through the Internet. However, there are still some who question the functionality and benefit it can provide to its players. Below are some of the factors to prove that these programs are the real deal.

Today, there are literally thousands of online sites that sell lottery computer software programs, most of which make claims of their effectiveness. Almost all software vendors assure that their product would pick the right numbers for the coming draws. They also say that their programs work by analyzing the history of each and every number and segregate them into cold and hot number groups. Most of these software products also monitor how many times certain numbers have made it into the list of winning combinations, and make calculations based on such results. To do all of these tasks by hand would take a huge amount of time, about a couple a months of so. But if a lottery computer software does this work, it will only take it just  few seconds. There are a myriad of freeware prediction software out there on the Internet, but the most reliable ones are those that charge for their quality services.

Lottery games are basically all about probabilities and not only about chance and luck. They follow particular patterns that mere humans cannot determine on their own, which is why these software programs were developed, as machines can work on calculation faster than people.

Although it is as beneficial as it claims to be, the lottery software is not the solution to all your gambling needs. It merely suggests and aids you in your efforts to win the lottery, along with your betting approaches. If you include your own approaches with luck, chance as well as lottery system software programs all in one go, there is a higher chances that your numbers will get picked in the future draws.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Authentic Lottery Software Programs and How They Work

Right about now, we are all aware that we need money to survive in this demanding world. This is the reason why there are people who work for more than the usual work hours each day, and there are some who even work two jobs just to earn more. There are also those who start their own business so they will be the boss of everyone and get to manage. And there likewise these persons who decide to take the easy way to earn money, which is through betting to try to win the lottery. Yet, to be successful in this endeavor, it will require patience, money, time as well as energy. It is a good thing that lottery system software programs were made.

Surely, you will find a suitable lottery software program just for you via the Net without hassle at all. But due to the fact that there are so many of them out there now, there are people who would take advantage of that and would offer incomplete or even fake versions of the software. To look for a lotto software program is easy, but to find a very good one is a bit tricky.

It is only normal for a person to have a difficult time trying to look for a lottery system software program that functions well, as there are those who would want to keep it for themselves. Thus, it is best to be careful of those lottery system vendors who claim their products are proven effective when there isn’t anything to back up that claim. If you ever encounter merchants who say that they became rich using the software, be careful as they may be ripping you off and only turned wealthy because they were selling fake products. Before buying any products from these merchants, make sure that you research on the quality and dependability of both vendors and products.  Get information about them by checking out some forums, review sites and authentic user testimonials.

Due to that concern, there were a lot of people have concluded that the lottery system software programs are just part of an Internet scam. In addition, they are led to believe that the lottery itself is an almost impossible game to win, and that it merely composes of luck and chance. However, this is not true at all. Truth be told, this is about probabilities, not only luck. Each winning number combo follows a particular pattern that can unfortunately be difficult to decipher by hand. This is where the lottery computer software comes in. It functions by calculating the patterns of the numbers that have appeared in the past draws, then it produces a set of numbers that are likely to show up in the next draws. Through these programs, you won’t have to spend hours and hours just trying to figure out the next possible winning combinations, as they are dedicated to providing you with convenience and ease of use.

So, in conclusion, the lottery software program is essential to your lottery gambling endeavors. You will miss an opportunity to improve your odds of winning the lottery should you not choose to purchase one of the many lottery system software out there.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Geniune Lottery Computer Software Programs and How They Operate

Right about now, we are all aware that we need money to survive in this demanding world. This is the reason why there are people who work for more than the usual work hours each day, and there are some who even work two jobs just to earn more. There are also some who start their business so they can run it on their own. And there are these people who opt for an easier way to get rich, and that is through winning the lottery. However, to become successful in such an effort, it requires time, patience, money as well as energy. It is a good thing that lottery software programs were invented.

Certainly, you will gain access to various lottery software programs mainly via the Internet without any hassle at all. But because there are many of them out there, there are people who would take advantage of the demand for it and provide incomplete or even fake software to customers. To search for a lottery computer software program is easy, but to find one that is of quality will be a bit of challenge.

It is only normal that an individual will have a hard time trying to gain access to a lottery gambling software program that actually works, since there are those people who would want to keep it for themselves. For that reason, it is advisable to be cautious of those lotto system merchants who say their goods are very effective when there is not a single thing to prove that claim. If there are merchants who claim they became wealthy because of the software, do not believe their claims instantly as they may be scamming you and only became rich by selling to people fake programs. Prior to purchasing any goods from these people, make sure that you look into the reliability and quality of both the products and the vendors.  Get information about them by checking out some forums, review sites and authentic user testimonials.

With that concern, there were a large group of people who believed that the lottery computer software programs are just a part of a scam on the Net. Moreover, they are led to believe that the lotto itself is almost impossible to win, and that it is a game of chance and luck. However, this is not true at all. Truth be told, this is about probabilities, not only luck. Each winning number combo follows a particular pattern that can unfortunately be difficult to decipher by hand. This is where the lottery gambling software program comes in. If operates by computing the patterns of the numbers in the previous draws, then it gives you a set of numbers tat are probably going to show up in the future draws. Through these software programs, there is not a need for you to spend hours upon hours just trying to make up the best possible winning patterns, as they are already designed to provide you with ease of use as well as convenience.

So, in conclusion, the lottery software program is essential to your lottery gambling endeavors. You will miss a great opportunity to increase your chances of winning the lottery if you choose not to buy a quality lottery software system.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Lottery Computer Software Programs: One of the Best Ways to Win the Lottery

Almost every gambler in the world has already known about the lottery computer software and what it can do for their betting efforts. There are several types of programs offered out there just waiting to be purchased. Aside from having hundreds of them available on the market now, there are those that work for a specific kind of game.

Take the Powerball Lottery Software, for example. It is composed of tools that are made for the player’s convenience and ease of use. It is a program that is dedicated to providing the user with precise trend analyses and charts without the hassle of clicking too many buttons and following way too many steps. There are other types of lottery system software programs out there that give the player with complete information on the past winning results, so as to improve his chance of getting the correct number combos. Usually, these tools are faster at predicting the possibility of a user’s chosen combinations making it into the winning number list. In addition, such programs have the capability to determine the odds of each number getting picked in the game.

Like any other lottery system software, the lottery software for the Powerball Lotto also has its limitations – it cannot be sure that one will win in the future games. For the players: do not think of this as a disadvantage, but instead an advantage, as these software programs can still be able to give you better chances of becoming successful. Apart from that, try to use of these programs to your advantage mainly for keeping track of lotto-related information rather than your solution to win the lottery.

Similar to the Mega Lottery  and all other sought after lottery games in the world, the Powerball is still considered a game of chance. And because of the fact that luck also contributes to one’s success in it, it is not recommended for one to rely on lottery software alone in earning millions. Moreover, one may need to find further strategies to make his endeavors more successful. Purchasing more than one ticket for a single draw would be one example. Mixing all those methods altogether or combine one with the other would be another.

The Powerball Lottery, which is one of the most played games in the US, is becoming more and more popular. Closely alike to the Mega Millions Lotto, the Powerball is a gambling game that requires a person to select one red ball out of the thirty-nine and five white balls out of the fifty-nine in the hope of getting all the patterns correct. There are nine different ways to win this lottery game; but to be able to win the jackpot prize, a player must have all the correct numbers for both the red and white balls. With the help of the lottery software programs, together with the other strategies, a player may have a greater chance of winning compared to his fellow bettors.

You can order your own Powerball  lottery software today and get a chance to win the lottery in the coming draws.o win the jackpot prize, a player must have all the correct numbers for both the red and white balls. With the help of the lottery software programs, together with the other strategies, a player may have a greater chance of winning compared to his fellow bettors.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Lottery Myths Busted

1. When you play the lottery you are more likely to be killed by a lightning strike than winning.

There may be some truth in this myth for a very small percentage of lotteries that have unbelievably bad odds. However, for most lotteries it is just untrue. This was clearly demonstrated in 1997 by the then Iowa Lottery Commissioner Ed Stanek who has a doctorate in physics!

Back in 1996 there were 96 people who were hit by lightening. Unfortunately they died as a result of their injuries. However, 1,136 people became million dollar lottery winners, 4,520 won $100,000 or more in American lotteries.

This doesn't include all those smaller prize wins of ten thousand dollars and more!

2. Lotteries are a way of taxing people.
Taxes are levied by governments to pay for the running of the country and to cover national debt.  You are never forced to play the lottery. Playing a lottery is completely a matter of choice.

3. The lottery is used to entice the poor to part with their money.

Let's face it this myth is complete garbage. What corporation, company or salesman would target people who do not have the money to buy the products on sale?

People from all walks of life and with differing financial statuses play and win the lottery.


4. The lottery only benefits a small number of people - the winners!

Although this is one of the most popular myths about lottos it is by far the easiest to bust.

For starters lottery companies are almost always engaged with local and national charities. For example the National Lottery (UK lotto) is involved in many charity projects and national business creation projects. It also invests heavily in growing business with the whole of the UK.

The people who sell you your lottery ticket also get a piece of the pie through commission payments. Lottery companies create thousands of jobs. The filter effect in employment due to the lottery goes well beyond the lottery company.

At the end of the day the lotto is also a game and games bring enjoyment. Is it worth a buck or two to enjoy the experience?

5. The lottery promotes compulsive gambling and is responsible for creating more gamblers.

If you have ever had any involvement with some who gambles frequently more than they should then you will know that they have certain addictive personality traits. Gambling addiction is a compulsive behaviour that has its roots in psychological and possibly physiological causes.

In-depth studies on addiction and gambling have uncovered that the lottery, whether present or absent, has no real tangible effect on a compulsive gambler's behaviour. A compulsive gamblers will most likely seek something more thrilling than a mere lottery bet and is more often than not attracted to more risky enterprises.