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Irish Lotto sold to UK 's Camelot

allthedoyles · 2014-11-30 22:57:00

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…

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#32 02-12-2014 10:56am
Lucena

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twowheelsonly wrote: »

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

Compared to how many who've never won?

And compared to how many who've p1ssed away their money, hoping for the dream to come true, leaving themselves short on food, clothes etc?

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#33 02-12-2014 10:58am
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One group of people who might be worried about this is Bookmakers. Camelot dont allow UK bookmakers to take Pick 1,2,3,4 bets on domestic lotteries in the UK. If you liked picking 3 numbers for the Irish lotto in your local bookies those days could be over.

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#34 02-12-2014 10:59am
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AnonoBoy wrote: »

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.

LOL.

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#35 02-12-2014 11:00am
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vapor trails wrote: »

One group of people who might be worried about this is Bookmakers. Camelot dont allow UK bookmakers to take Pick 1,2,3,4 bets on domestic lotteries in the UK. If you liked picking 3 numbers for the Irish lotto in your local bookies those days could be over.

You can still play 54321 though

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#36 02-12-2014 11:01am
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They have lost my account name, password and balance under the new site upgrade - anyone else?

Dey turk moy mun.

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#37 02-12-2014 11:08am
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spurious wrote: »

They have lost my account name, password and balance under the new site upgrade - anyone else?

Dey turk moy mun.

Mine's OK.

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#38 02-12-2014 11:10am
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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.

Lotto is a tax on fools anyway.

Meh, no more so than any form of gambling if you want to see it like that. Guys and Gals over HERE might disagree with you though.

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#39 02-12-2014 11:13pm
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vapor trails wrote: »

One group of people who might be worried about this is Bookmakers. Camelot dont allow UK bookmakers to take Pick 1,2,3,4 bets on domestic lotteries in the UK. If you liked picking 3 numbers for the Irish lotto in your local bookies those days could be over.

This has to make it a monopoly of the worst type , if they stop bookies from taking bets .

Course the bookies have their own numbers game anyway

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#40 03-12-2014 10:53am
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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.

Winning Streak to be replaced by Million Euro Challenge from Jan 10th - https://www.lottery.ie/en/Games/Game-Info/How-to-play-Scratchcards/Million-Euro-Challenge

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#41 03-12-2014 11:07am
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Hope they get rid of that granny and the jack russle on the euromillions ad.

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#42 03-12-2014 3:45pm
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Will it still be tax free if you win?

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#43 03-12-2014 7:09pm
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The latest fiasco is that there are no Lotto slips left anywhere. I just went to my local Spar to do the Lotto (which I wouldn't have had to do if the multi-draw option was working) and was told they had no slips left and couldn't source any from any other agents. Apparently all agents were sent only two packs of slips and the guy in the shop told me he didn't know when they'd be getting more. It's not like this changeover was unexpected, so whatever about software glitches how could they get basic stuff like that wrong?

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#44 03-12-2014 8:36pm
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One of the problems has been...

"You need to fill out a new slip Sir"

"OK so. I'll fill it out at home and take one or two slips for the missus' tickets too"

.....takes 30 slips

X 100

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#45 03-12-2014 10:13pm
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Its been over an hour since the lotto , and tonights numbers are still not available anywhere online , not even on RTE Aertel

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#46 03-12-2014 10:49pm
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allthedoyles wrote: »

Its been over an hour since the lotto , and tonights numbers are still not available anywhere online , not even on RTE Aertel

They're on lottery.ie now.

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#47 04-12-2014 10:38pm
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Alun wrote: »

They're on lottery.ie now.

Daily Millions used always be on the www.lottery.ie website from 9.15pm , but not anymore.

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#48 05-12-2014 1:17pm
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Did lotto & euromillions online during the week & got no confirmation email from them like I usually would have makes me wonder if numbers are even been checked properly online.

Got a letter in post yesterday explaining the transfer of the National Lottery from An Post to Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) & also asking me resubmit my credit card details & also re-set User Name & Password but when I login I get this message when I click on most of the sub headings under My Account section, its all a bit of a shambles really..

We're Sorry
There has been an issue processing your request.
We apologise for the inconvenience.

This may have happened if your online session has been inactive for over 15 minutes, or if you have logged in via a different channel. In order to protect the privacy of your account details, you have been logged out of the system. Please log in again to purchase games and access your account details.

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#49 13-12-2014 9:46pm
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Winning Streak will be moving to the summer schedule with Marty Whelan and Sinead Kennedy confirmed as presenters.

Nicky Byrne will present the new show "Million Euro Challenge" from Jan 10th.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/winning-streak-off-new-year-schedule-as-nicky-byrne-to-take-saturday-nights-30812255.html

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#50 14-12-2014 1:09am
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I was driving home today when I realised I'd forgotten to do the lottery. Instead of driving back to the shop, I reached into my pocket, took out €4 and threw it out the window.

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#51 14-12-2014 9:01pm
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tis a pity denis o brien couldnt buy this as well as topaz and esso and the water thingy and the newspapers and the wireless and the digiphone thinghy.

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#52 14-12-2014 9:14pm
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kupus wrote: »

tis a pity denis o brien couldnt buy this as well as topaz and esso and the water thingy and the newspapers and the wireless and the digiphone thinghy.

Denis O Brien something something water charges something Illuminati.

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#53 14-12-2014 9:16pm
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kupus wrote: »

tis a pity denis o brien couldnt buy this as well as topaz and esso and the water thingy and the newspapers and the wireless and the digiphone thinghy.

The government is planning on selling off the nations footpaths to him next year, an annual "walking tax" will be levied from January 1st 2016.

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#54 14-12-2014 9:44pm
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BlaasForRafa wrote: »

The government is planning on selling off the nations footpaths to him next year, an annual "walking tax" will be levied from January 1st 2016.

can we get the cert in any topaz garage, or if we top up on digiphone, can they take it out of our account.
I hope to f88k we dont have to q in the motor tax office for this one.

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#55 14-12-2014 9:46pm
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not a fan of those new green tickets

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#56 14-12-2014 9:54pm
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thelad95 wrote: »

I was driving home today when I realised I'd forgotten to do the lottery. Instead of driving back to the shop, I reached into my pocket, took out €4 and threw it out the window.

What an idiotic thing to do. :rolleyes:

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