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Daily million scam

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  • 10-10-2016 9:37pm
    #1
    Boxoffrogs89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭


    Does anyone else think dailymillion lotto is a scam? The million has only Been won once this year and there's two draws a day seven days a week.a bit strange?


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    #2
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,088 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    More than a bit strange in my opinion.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    It's only a scam if it doesn't do what it's supposed to. It's clear that there is no guaranteed winner. So, as lotteries go, it's no scam.


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    #4
    PlainP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 714 ✭✭✭PlainP


    Was won in my local Spar not so long ago.

    It's not called fools gold for nothing.


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    #5
    Boxoffrogs89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭Boxoffrogs89


    The draw can't be viewed by public either.


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    L1011
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    All the draws are audited. The odds are public, and your chances of winning are tiny. I would imagine very few people play it hence very, very few people win anything.


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    Boxoffrogs89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭Boxoffrogs89


    Ye Maybe so but the lotto and the euromillions are won every few weeks and at least you can view the draw of the numbers.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Don't play it then. Simple.


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    Boxoffrogs89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭Boxoffrogs89


    I don't anymore after checking up on it and I know someone in kpmg ;)


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    danjo-xx
    Registered Users Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    I do it regularly because the price hasn't gone up and I dont need a lorra lorra mula.


    Are the odds of winning this greater or lesser than the other lotto's? considering the lesser amounts to be won.


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    Boxoffrogs89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭Boxoffrogs89


    I used to do it regularly aswell.a million would do me can't be to greedy. Not sure off the odds its higher than the normal lotto though.


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    NapoleonInRags
    Registered Users Posts: 1,266 ✭✭✭NapoleonInRags


    Boxoffrogs89 wrote: »
    I used to do it regularly aswell.a million would do me can't be to greedy. Not sure off the odds its higher than the normal lotto though.


    There are a lot less people playing it than the normal lotto / euromillions and therefore the chances of a winner are a lot less.


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    Boxoffrogs89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭Boxoffrogs89


    Ye but its on twice a day seven days a week all year round and only been won once and why cant the public view the draw? makes me think they have something to hide.


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    antix80
    Registered Users Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭antix80


    Boxoffrogs89 wrote: »
    Ye but its on twice a day seven days a week all year round and only been won once and why cant the public view the draw? makes me think they have something to hide.

    No one plays it.

    As for the public not being able to view the draw. Is that true? Have you asked kpmg?


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    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,249 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Did you not hear, OP? The lottery is a voluntary tax on people who can't work out odds.


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    Boxoffrogs89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭Boxoffrogs89


    Ye that's what your mother said aswell. Who's your daddy.


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    Rackstar
    Registered Users Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭Rackstar


    Boxoffrogs89 wrote: »
    I don't anymore after checking up on it and I know someone in kpmg ;)

    Are you KPMG girl?


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    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,249 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Rackstar wrote: »
    Are you KPMG girl?

    She knew who her daddy was!

    :pac:


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    #19
    Boxoffrogs89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭Boxoffrogs89


    Ha ha ****ers


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    aphex™
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,338 ✭✭✭aphex™


    I reckon you can't view it because it's electronic. They probably use a random number generator to do the draw.


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    Xterminator
    Registered Users Posts: 4,723 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    actually the number are drawn by elvis, from the same studio they filmed the 'moon landings'.
    what conspiracy??


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    [Deleted User]
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    Xterminator wrote: »
    actually the number are drawn by elvis, from the same studio they filmed the 'moon landings'.
    what conspiracy??



    even "elves" methinks!


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    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,519 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Posters - please stick to the topic at hand. While a certain amount of humour doesn't go astray, this isn't AH.

    dudara


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    Alun
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    L1011 wrote: »
    All the draws are audited. The odds are public, and your chances of winning are tiny. I would imagine very few people play it hence very, very few people win anything.
    This ^^^ it's a lottery, not a raffle, so if very few people participate that will decrease the chance that the jackpot will be won, not increase it.


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    #25
    barney4001
    Registered Users Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭barney4001


    no doubting it a scam ok why don,t the government step in there irish people getting hoodwinked in their own country disgraceful


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    L1011
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    barney4001 wrote: »
    no doubting it a scam ok why don,t the government step in there irish people getting hoodwinked in their own country disgraceful

    Its government regulated. The odds are easily available.


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    Jimbob1977
    Registered Users Posts: 2,239 ✭✭✭Jimbob1977


    It's because sales would be rather low. Daily Millions is not heavily advertised.

    The more people that play, the bigger the chance of a jackpot scoop.

    If the number of players is meagre, I'd expect it would be months or years between wins.

    Picking six numbers out of almost forty is Lotto territory.


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    ejabrod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 483 ✭✭ejabrod


    The numbers are generated by an algorithm which is supposedly a 'random' generator. As a programmer it is not difficult to manipulate the algorithm.

    Of all the lottery "games" this is the easiest to manipulate Imo.


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    #29
    ShaShaBear
    Registered Users Posts: 5,528 ✭✭✭ShaShaBear


    First time we did it we won €500. Might seem pittence to some but it made our bloody month! My only issue with it is that the amount of correctly chosen numbers for the €500 win compared to the €10,000 win seems to suggest that the €500 prize should be bigger, or that there should be an in-between.


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    Bob Z
    Registered Users Posts: 2,587 ✭✭✭Bob Z


    I never of this before why does it depend on the amount of players?


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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,956 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Bob Z wrote: »
    I never of this before why does it depend on the amount of players?

    Probability


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