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Irish Lotto sold to UK 's Camelot

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  • 30-11-2014 11:57pm
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    allthedoyles
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    Went in to different shops today to do my numbers on the Daily Millions and both said you could only do quick picks .
    Did get to manage to do it 3rd time around .

    Then bought a Euro Millions ticket and the nice yellow colour is gone , and they on plain white paper.

    So it seems that Camelot have bought the National Lottery .

    Also went online to check tonights numbers and the website is been upgraded .
    https://www.lottery.ie/prizes-and-results/?game=daily-million

    Is this true ?
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    Radio_Fan_67
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    In other news Elvis has died


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    allthedoyles
    Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    Radio_Fan_67 wrote: »
    In other news Elvis has died

    That was years ago , but in this case the new lotto machines are only working since this weekend


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    Banjo String
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f_DPrSEOEo


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    MrsMcSteamy
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    Should be green ticket now instead of the yellow tickets, don't know how you got a white one.


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    aaaaaaaahhhhhh
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    allthedoyles wrote: »
    Is this true ?
    Donno how true it is but I do know when I was in town Sat I was told by the Rep that The scratch cards are being replaced that night(Sat) and also the machines were being upgraded.


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    BoJack Horseman
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    The sale to Camelot (& An Post) was agreed last year I think.

    €400m for 20 years if memory serves.


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    anncoates
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    Dey turk R lotto.

    800 years etc.


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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    Well that explains why I ended up with 4 lines of the same numbers when I tried to to my regular ones on Saturday. Maybe they were lucky though and I won the jackpot 4 times?


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    littleteapot
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    I had a nightmare first hour of work today trying to figure out how the new machine works. I should have had training but our genius management only sent two staff members for training, neither of whom ever work on Sundays so for the first day of the new machine I just had to wing it. The customers were very understanding though, so I was grateful for that. By the end of the first hour I'd figured out how to do everything except print out the jackpot info. Still have no idea how to do that. It was a similar situation when leap cards came to Galway. We got no training for those either.


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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    Oh, and this probably explains why you can do the lotto in the post office now too.


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    ScouseMouse
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    Machines went live today. All scratchcards and playslips replaced. New lottery company is premier lotteries ireland. Camelot with An Post.

    Things will settle in a few days


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    cassid
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    Premier Lotteries Ireland, a consortium comprising Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (the owner of the Camelot Group), An Post and An Post pension funds.

    There has been major disruption to the staff in the National Lottery for the last year or so. Many of the staff were pushed out or took early retirement. Horrible atmosphere for those who worked there.


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    The Cush
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    http://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/new-look-lottery-to-be-in-place-for-christmas-1.1977677

    http://www.per.gov.ie/minister-howlin-grants-national-lottery-licence-to-premier-lotteries-ireland-bringing-new-childrens-hospital-closer/

    Media enquires being handled thru Camelot in the UK it appears - http://premierlotteriesireland.com/
    Media enquires

    If you have any enquires in regards to Premier Lotteries Ireland then please contact:

    Laura Pearson
    laura.pearson@camelotgroup.co.uk


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    Stinicker
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    Its not really a case of the British buying the lottery more a case of the Canadians renting the Irish lottery for 20 years who also happen to control the British Lottery. Considering Ireland is so small compared to the UK, I imagine that they will operate the Irish lotto as some sort of division of their UK camelot business.

    Lotto is a tax on fools anyway.


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    porsche959
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    Stinicker wrote: »
    Its not really a case of the British buying the lottery more a case of the Canadians renting the Irish lottery for 20 years who also happen to control the British Lottery. Considering Ireland is so small compared to the UK, I imagine that they will operate the Irish lotto as some sort of division of their UK camelot business.

    Yes the ultimate owners of both Camelot and the Irish Lottery are a Canadian pension fund, although An Post pension fund has a minority stake (in the Irish one).


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    porsche959
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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Oh, and this probably explains why you can do the lotto in the post office now too.

    You always could I thought?


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    twowheelsonly
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    Stinicker wrote: »

    Lotto is a tax on fools anyway.

    750 (known) millionaires would probably disagree with you on that one.


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    braddun
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    they sold it last year

    they threw the baby out with the water


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lottery_(Ireland)


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    CarpeDiem85
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    I was in the newsagents earlier and I overheard the lady ahead of me in the queue asking for a Winning Streak scratch card. The shop assistant was explaining that they weren't selling them today due to the change over. It was the first I heard of it.

    I had 3 stars from a couple of weeks which I never got around to posting. I took my opportunity and posted them off today. Fingers crossed, I'm hoping there are less names in the drum this week. Aarrrgh.


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    AnonoBoy
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    Camelot eh?

    "We're knights of the round lotto
    We make you gamble more than you aughto.
    We'll steal your cash, in a bi-weekly flash
    'it won't be you' should be our motto."


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    Tail Docker
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    Feckin Pensioners doing the lottery..


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    littleteapot
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    I was in the newsagents earlier and I overheard the lady ahead of me in the queue asking for a Winning Streak scratch card. The shop assistant was explaining that they weren't selling them today due to the change over. It was the first I heard of it.

    I had 3 stars from a couple of weeks which I never got around to posting. I took my opportunity and posted them off today. Fingers crossed, I'm hoping there are less names in the drum this week. Aarrrgh.

    Our lotto rep said they weren't going to issue any more winning streaks for this season so there's no more going to be sold at the moment. Same with hampers sweets and treats or whatever it's called now.


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    JC01
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    braddun wrote: »
    they sold it last year

    they threw the baby out with the water


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lottery_(Ireland)

    That's an understatement, yet another genius move by our elected leaders...


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    CarpeDiem85
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    littleteapot wrote: »
    Our lotto rep said they weren't going to issue any more winning streaks for this season so there's no more going to be sold at the moment. Same with hampers sweets and treats or whatever it's called now.

    How will that work with the game show? How will they decide who gets on that?


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    AnonoBoy
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    CarpeDiem85 wrote: »
    How will that work with the game show? How will they decide who gets on that?

    It'll just be relatives of people who work in RTE.

    If someone can't make it up to Winning Streak they just go to the RTE canteen and pick someone there to be on it. It's all a big fix.

    Most of the people on it aren't real people at all but are actors hired by the Lotto. Most of the money they 'win' goes straight back to big fat bonuses for everyone involved.


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    Nodin
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    porsche959 wrote: »
    Yes the ultimate owners of both Camelot and the Irish Lottery are a Canadian pension fund, although An Post pension fund has a minority stake (in the Irish one).

    So essentially all money goes to Beelzeboot.


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    BoJack Horseman
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    JC01 wrote: »
    That's an understatement, yet another genius move by our elected leaders...

    What was wrong with the sale?

    A lottery is hardly a vital state asset.
    The gov got €400m for doing nothing.

    They also get VAT & the 'good causes' money is still there.

    20 years from now, they get to sell it again.

    I can't see a down side.


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    123balltv
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    New green colour is dreary.


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    Chance The Fapper
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    littleteapot wrote: »
    Our lotto rep said they weren't going to issue any more winning streaks for this season so there's no more going to be sold at the moment. Same with hampers sweets and treats or whatever it's called now.

    We were told to keep selling the remaining stock of both


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    Chance The Fapper
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    littleteapot wrote: »
    I had a nightmare first hour of work today trying to figure out how the new machine works. I should have had training but our genius management only sent two staff members for training, neither of whom ever work on Sundays so for the first day of the new machine I just had to wing it. The customers were very understanding though, so I was grateful for that. By the end of the first hour I'd figured out how to do everything except print out the jackpot info. Still have no idea how to do that. It was a similar situation when leap cards came to Galway. We got no training for those either.

    You press the i underneath whichever draw


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