How do you start a new year? There’s probably a hangover to recover from and of course resolutions to be made. Your finances might have taken a festive hit too, so why not become a lottery millionaire on January 1? That’s happened a number of times and it’s an amazing way to start the year. 2019 was less than a…
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The Lottery Mysteries that May Be Solved in 2019
2019 begins with some massive lottery jackpots to be won. Who wouldn’t want to win a £115m EuroMillions or $415m Mega Millions jackpot on New Year’s Day. 2018 proved to be a year full of big wins and a fair share of controversies too, some of which still need to be resolved in 2019. Who could ever forget the month…
Read MoreThe Highs and Lows of Playing the Lottery in 2018
Playing a lottery can have its highs and lows and that’s the case with these five strange stories from 2018. Francisco Rios from Connecticut, USA, was watching an episode of the 1950s Western TV series ‘Bronco’ and it gave him an idea. A man had been buried in a glacier for 22 years, 2 months, 18 days, 12 hours and…
Read MoreAre Parents to Blame for Underage Gambling?
The problem of underage gambling is a growing one in the UK and was highlighted in a recent report by the Gambling Commission. Blame has been aimed at too many gambling advertisements on television but could a major lay at the feet of parents who actually encourage their children to gamble? The increase in the number of gambling advertisements has…
Read MoreIs Gambling and Internet Gaming Disorder a Problem in the Transgender Community?
The transgender community faces many problems but amid all the transphobia that they face, is gambling and internet gaming disorder another hurdle they must battle? An American study published recently indicates that transgender youth do have more problems gambling than cisgender youth (those who still associate with the gender they were born in). Males are particularly at risk and there…
Read MoreThink the UK National Lottery is Tough to Win? Try Winning the Italian SuperEnalotto Jackpot
Winning a lottery jackpot is never going to be an easy task. Try telling that to any Italian who loves nothing more than picking their SuperEnalotto numbers. It’s a task that is one of the most difficult in the world to achieve and this week players were hoping for a Christmas miracle and an €81.4m jackpot win but with no…
Read MoreWhy UK Lotto Players Didn’t Want to See a Jackpot Winner
This year saw major changes made to the way the UK Lotto draw is held. The aim was to create more lottery millionaires and on Saturday December 22, they held a UK Lotto Christmas Superdraw. But is it a Superdraw when players wanted no one to win the jackpot? The rules of the UK Lotto Christmas Superdraw saw the top…
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