It’s a rich man’s world out there, gents.
A pint can cost you a fiver, cigarettes are close to £10 a pack and you can shell out anything up to £80 to go and watch a game of Premier League football these days.
It wouldn’t even be bad if your pay were keeping pace with inflation…but since the recession wage growth has been on its arse.
But you can always rely on a punt on the lottery to give you a chance at becoming dirty, stinking rich.
Well, that was until they went and stuck the bloody price up too. Now the price of a Euromillions ticket has now gone up by 25 per cent to £2.50 a line.
Yes there’s going to be bigger jackpots, more UK millionaires and more £100m promotions.
People obviously weren’t too happy about paying an extra 50p for their minuscule chance of hitting the jackpot.
Can't believe the euro millions has gone up to £2.50 the Robbin gets
— Conor Preece (@conorpreece93) September 23, 2016
Last shot at #EuroMillions tonight. I'm not paying £2.50 for a ticket coupled with the addition of another lucky star!
— john grant (@Johng1704) September 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/charliebearss/status/779250923239596032
But according to the Daily Mirror there’s a very sneaky way round the new price hike where you can still have a chance of winning the jackpot by paying just £2.
You do it by going through Lottoland.co.uk. You’re not actually directly playing Euromillions, but you pick your numbers and can win the same cash prizes – but you’re not having to pay £2.50.
How does it work?
Basically you’re placing a bet on the outcome of the Euromillions with your £2. Lottoland pays out on small wins using ticket sales directly and then has insurance to cover if players take the Euromillions jackpot or the bigger wins.
“You’re not playing EuroMillions with companies like Lottoland – you’re just betting on the numbers drawn,” a Camelot spokeswoman explained.
While you’re not allowed to bet on the outcome lottery results in Britain under the law, there’s nothing stopping you from having a flutter on the outcome of the lottery in a European country like France or Germany.
“It is entirely possible to place a bet on the EuroMillions draw where the game is promoted in another EuroMillions country (eg Austria),” the Camelot spokeswoman added.
Even though the lottery is Europe-wide, it is licensed individually in each country. So putting your £2 on this is legit and could win you the exact same jackpot as the Euromillions draw.
Genius.
