How many people are not sure how much they spend on the lottery?

Reply #64

IPlayWeekly — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:02:05 GMT

My budget is $14 weekly (been playing for just 2months)

Mega - 10 tickets

PB - 2

Reply #63

shyguitar — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:16:21 GMT

Hi GiveFive,

That's good to hear about you having a few small wins on the L4L game. In terms of giving your daughter the ticket if you win the jackpot I believe that the lottery would just have that money go to your estate upon your death.

It's good that you checked your NY Lottery website, my state of Mass also say they remove the tickets when all the top prizes have been won.

I will take your advice about being patient and keeping my expectations of winning big money to a minimum. Up... [ More ]

Reply #62

haymaker — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 03:25:56 GMT

Yes, that sounds far more accurate than what i said,

the devil is in the details,

i think you got the details.

Thanks.

Reply #61

Boney526 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 02:13:41 GMT

When I said with a most of the time, I was referring to him. But he didn't beat the casinos through comps or counting, he did so through special rules the casino gave him, which allowed him to take advantage of variance to get ahead.

In fact, after he did this for millions, many people in the advantage play community explained that they used the same techniques on a much smaller scale, and sometimes on games other than BJ to build their bankrolls quickly.

Basically, he was playin... [ More ]

Reply #60

mcginnin56 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 01:56:45 GMT

Thanks shyguitar. I think it's OK to put a gun to your head, as long as you don't pull the trigger

Reply #59

LottoGuyBC — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:51:19 GMT

Reply #58

haymaker — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:09:49 GMT

There was recently a BJ player in A.C. the beat a couple casinos for millions,

he said you you need a large bankroll and have to be a excellent player.

some casinos have banned him.

Reply #57

GiveFive — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:57:25 GMT

Hi Shy..

I have had a few small wins with Lucky For Life. I've had the lucky ball on two separate ocassions, which I think was good for 4 bucks each time. I think I had one number and the lucky ball too, but I cant remember!! Old age I guess. I just took the winnings and played L4L again.

Yeah $25,000 for second place isnt all that great of a prize, but I'd certainly take it and be very glad to have it.

One thing I do know about L4L is this: IF I was ever so lucky to win the top prize,... [ More ]

Reply #56

Boney526 — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:48:05 GMT

A very large bankroll won't get you a statical advantage. The comps vary rarely, or for very few, intelegent rich people, outweigh the games your playing.

Some progressive slots could offer an advantage, but it's quite a hastle finding the odds, which would help you determine any potential, but rare, advantage and it's variance. Anyway, it'd require a giant bankroll, but is not cheating.

I would not cheat at casino games, because that's the theft. But if I happen to be good enoug... [ More ]

Reply #55

shyguitar — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:31:55 GMT

Hi maximumfun,

Wish I was more like you and had a Type A personality. It sounds like you are very conservative in your playing

and that's a good thing. It sounds like you stay away from playing scratchers and focus on the MM PB games. 2

dollars per draw still keeps you in the game. It's only been recently when the jackpots have gotten very high that I

have bought more than one ticket per game, still tend to play one draw mostly.

Reply #54

shyguitar — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:26:34 GMT

Hi mcginnin56,

I liked your statement and also feel the same at times.

Reply #53

shyguitar — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:23:33 GMT

Hi GiveFive,

I enjoyed reading your post. I do agree with you that it makes sense to play the MP or PP option but lately I've

been torn about it and sometimes revert to not playing it to save a few bucks. So you like the Lucky4Life game,

,me too. Unfortunately I've had no luck with that game so have cut back on playing it since it's 2 bucks and wish

the 2nd prize was more than 25,000 (not that I would complain if I ever won that amount just wish it was like 100K instead).

I rememb... [ More ]

Reply #52

shyguitar — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:07:33 GMT

Hi rdgnr,

I like your philosophy.

Reply #51

shyguitar — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:05:46 GMT

Hi nsv314,

Like yourself I too am not sure of the exact amount I spend per week on the lottery. Since you do play

the Rolling Cash 5 drawing everytime, maybe one of these days you will get that jackpot. It seems you play your

states game but not all the time. I can understand the Keno thing. Many months ago, I guy I know was in a

convenience store and he was playing Keno, asked him how that game works and started playing a few games. I

quickly learned how easy it would be to just

Reply #50

shyguitar — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:56:41 GMT

Hi Ildreamer,

It's easy to go over budget. What is Lucky Lotto? It's good that you want to stick to your rule of $5 QP when

it goes over 250K. I also bought more than one PB this past week when the jackpot got very big. Buying the 2 QP's

as you mentioned certainly keeps you in the game. I have been finding that when I bought 2 or 3 PB tickets due to big

jackpot I wasn't really winning anything (well did win 12 dollars on a PB powerplay a couple weeks ago). I'm going

back to buying... [ More ]

Reply #49

shyguitar — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:46:59 GMT

Hi B$Rizzle,

It looks like you are covered for a lot of the games so hopefully it's just a matter of time for you to

have a nice big win. I'm in Mass so not familiar with your Fantasy 5 game. You are so right about not losing it in a

game. I've never spent hundreds in a single setting but still feel bad when I spend money on scratchers only to lose.

It's great that you have cut back on scratchers, unfortunately the last week I have been bad about buying

scratchers again. I've been... [ More ]

Reply #48

Ronnie316 — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:48:51 GMT

I'm more interested in profitable forms of gambling.

There are very few ways to accomplish this feat, and you are not the first one to try.

If all you want is a statistical advantage then all you need is a very large bank roll. With it you can go to Vegas and get comped rooms and all sorts of things. You can also play $5. slots that pay out much better than all the other slots.

Another way, is to risk your life and find a way to cheat. (remember The Rounders?)

And of course the best... [ More ]

Reply #47

maximumfun — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:37:49 GMT

I think the mystery surrounding not knowing how much I spent on ... well anything... would give me an ulcer. It's just not my personality... unless I fall into avoidance... then LOTS can go on that I want absolutely NOTHING to know about.

Do I know how much I spend on the lottery? Yes, I reconcile my financial budget each month to the penny. (yes, those bronze/brown colored round disks that roll around in our pockets and at the bottom of our purses). Do I wish I were less... type-A... yes. bu... [ More ]

Reply #46

Ronnie316 — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:17:37 GMT

There is nothing blissful about pretending that you don't know how much money you spent.

Everyone knows how much they spent. If its $40. or $150. or $500.

We all have a general idea or we just spent it all.

You know, until we are broke.

Again.

Reply #45

LottoGuyBC — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:20:19 GMT

Ignorance is bliss!

Indeed

Reply #44

mcginnin56 — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:02:37 GMT

If I were to know the real number, I think I might put a gun to my head. Ignorance is bliss

Reply #43

LottoGuyBC — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:24:43 GMT

not sure on the exact number but know approx how much

rather not know exactly how much

Reply #42

haymaker — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 22:44:40 GMT

On scratchers, check your state website to see if it shows outstanding prizes,

I don't buy scratchers much, but when i do i check to see if big prizes are not won yet.

Reply #41

GiveFive — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 20:49:46 GMT

I'm not sure how much I spend each week because it varies. A lot will depend upon how many singles I have in my pocket, or how many singles I might get back in change from a ten or twenty dollar bill. It also depends on if I buy gas, and the station sells lottery tickets, or what grocery store I'm in. Then too, it might come down to if the jackpot for MM or PB is big. (I always buy the Power Play or Megaplier - IMHO it's crazy not to buy it) Like for instance this morning I stopped for gas, and... [ More ]

Reply #40

Boney526 — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:58:46 GMT

Maybe I didn't explain it clearly or in depth enough. This only occured for one drawing.

Basically, they were running a promotion in which that night was going to have 2 winning numbers picked, therefore, the EV was 1.00. There would be a 100% return. However, because they payouts are parimutual, I created a small advantage by picking numbers that have historically higher payouts, because they would be more likely to be paid out at a higher rate, giving me an edge over the drawing for TH... [ More ]

Reply #39

B$Rizzle — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:55:10 GMT

I play both scratchers most of the other games available here in FL.

The online games such as PowerBall, Fantasy 5, Cash 3 etc etc I typically spend:

POWERBALL $2-$4 Bux a draw twice a week: $8 week max

FL Lottery (Pick 6 game) - $1-$2 per draw. $4 max per week total

(IMO there are way too many combinations to worry about increasing the odds on FL Lotto PowerBall. If it's meant to be, my measly couple bux will get me there)

FANTASY 5 - $1- $2 DAILY = $14 WEEK MAX

PLAY 4 - $2 D... [ More ]

Reply #38

Stack47 — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:02:33 GMT

I'm not 21 yet, but studying games like Poker and Blackjack that can give the player a mathemetical edge are preferable than lottery games which don't offer an edge (at least most times).

Right now U.S. online poker is stuck in limbo because Congress can't or won't create legislation while the good poker players around the world are making a good living playing online poker. Live poker is still going strong, but just not the same. The World Series of Poker started the other day and millions... [ More ]

Reply #37

rdgrnr — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:37:32 GMT

Good money wins.

Bad money wins.

Honest money wins.

Crooked money wins.

Rich money wins.

Last dollar to your name money wins.

But scared money never wins.

Bet it and forget it.

Don't sweat it or regret it.

Reply #36

nsv314 — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 04:07:39 GMT

I have no idea what I spend...I don't keep track.

Try to have at least $1 in for every Rolling Cash 5 drawing. (Ohio's 5/39 game, drawn 7 days a week.) When the jackpot starts getting bigger, I'll buy multiple tickets for a drawing.

Buy MM and PB tickets occasionally when the jackpots are getting higher.

Dabble in Ohio's Classic Lotto too, though I don't play it as much since the really big jackpot went. (Though it is growing again...)

I go in spurts with Pick3, Pick4, and scratch-of... [ More ]

Reply #35

ILdreamer — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:07:50 GMT

Last week, due to PB's pot growing (still is!) and also IL Lucky Lotto going up to $770K, I went over-budget last week.

I spent $15 on Lucky Lotto and of course didnt win anything, not even $1. Am going to try to stick to my rule which is to buy a $5 QP when Lucky Day Lotto goes over $250 K. I also kept buying $2 PBs tickets last week whenver I was at a store which also added up...a lot ! Just buying 2 QPs this week...1 w/ Power Play and 1 without.

Reply #34

Boney526 — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:06:45 GMT

I'm more interested in profitable forms of gambling. I'm not 21 yet, but studying games like Poker and Blackjack that can give the player a mathemetical edge are preferable than lottery games which don't offer an edge (at least most times).

Actually, I've been putting aside a small bankroll for this project (when I turn 21, that is). One day, I saw an oppurtunity in which I had a real advantage over the state's Pick 3. You see, NJ is parimutal, meaning that prizes are determined by sales... [ More ]

Reply #33

shyguitar — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:55:20 GMT

Hi haymaker,

No worries. I also do not have experience in ratings.

Reply #32

shyguitar — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:53:12 GMT

Hi weshar75,

It's good you know how much you spend per month. Like you I also try to have a ticket in each drawing.

I seem to go back and forth about using the megaplier and powerplay. I do like the fact that if you do the

MP or PP you can win a little more than by not playing it, and since I strive for the 2nd place prize there

is a big difference between 250K and 1Mill on the MM if you do MP with it. I'm starting to think that I should

just not buy more than one ticket for PB or... [ More ]

Reply #31

shyguitar — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:47:35 GMT

Hi CajunWin4,

It's great that you have a daily, weekly and monthly budget and that you keep an

expense report. I'm not organized in that regard and really should be.

Reply #30

shyguitar — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:45:17 GMT

Hi grwurston,

It's good that you just enjoy playing and don't have to worry about a lottery budget. My winnings are not

often but I still play hoping for something.

Reply #29

haymaker — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:54:59 GMT

shyguitar,

i ment to give 5 stars on the rating,

sorry, i should not stay up this late.

Also don't have much expierience in rating.

Reply #28

weshar75 — Thu, 31 May 2012 04:46:48 GMT

I spend usually $100 a month on powerball and mega millions. I have not played scratchers in a month or megabucks becasue it is low so that is it. I like to play for the big jackpots so I try my best to have a ticket in each drawing. Sometimes it does not happen that way like this month I played less. But hopefully I will keep a ticket in each jackpot so I can win a prize. I am a realist so I know I won't win a jackpot all the time so I like to put the megaplier and powerplay on my tickets to ge... [ More ]

Reply #27

CajunWin4 — Thu, 31 May 2012 01:43:36 GMT

I have a daily,weekly and monthly budget .I keep a expense report of all money going out and in from Win's .

If you do not Budget your self you are not playing with your Head .

Like the old saying A fool and his money is soon Parted !! .

Reply #26

mcginnin56 — Thu, 31 May 2012 01:13:17 GMT

Thanks Todd, didn't know that. That will be a time saver for me in the future

Reply #25

Todd — Thu, 31 May 2012 01:11:03 GMT

The first page of jackpots contains a statistics block stating what the highest and lowest jackpots were. No need to go through pages of data to find out.

Reply #24

grwurston — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:54:09 GMT

Amen to that. I don't have a lottery budget. I play, I enjoy it. When I win I put cash in my pocket. When I win I don't have to work overtime. It's a win -win situation.

Reply #23

shyguitar — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:22:06 GMT

Hi Boney526,

Why I wish I just spent 100 bucks a year like you, lol.

Reply #22

Boney526 — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:15:39 GMT

I'm not exactly sure, because I spend very little and when I do, I consider it part of my entertainment budget. Taking a few bucks out about once a month, and adding in a couple times that I play a dollar on a medium sized jackpot and the few scratch offs I buy, I'd estimate that I spend about 100 bucks a year, give or take 20 bucks.

It's a very small amount to me, anyway, and that's all I need to know.

Reply #21

shyguitar — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:10:05 GMT

Hi mediabrat,

It's good that you know how much you spend each week. Subconsciously, maybe I really didn't want

to know how much I had been spending weekly. I don't think my state runs promotions for the lottery

which they did). Wish I could be like you and not get scratchers, seems to be a weakness of mine.

Reply #20

shyguitar — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:02:33 GMT

Hi HoLeeKau,

It's great that you know what you are spending and it sounds like you are sticking

to a budget. I also sometimes will get more than one ticket when the PB and MM Jackpots

are high.

Reply #19

shyguitar — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:59:40 GMT

Hi Haymaker,

Thanks for the explanatin of the PIC6 game. That's great that it starts out at 2 million

and now it's 18.2 million. It's also great that it only costs a dollar to play it.

Reply #18

mcginnin56 — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:25:49 GMT

Correction however, I actually went back 11 pages, not 5. Your welcome

Reply #17

haymaker — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:24:27 GMT

Well see that i was just looking in the wrong places, thanks again.

Reply #16

haymaker — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:22:19 GMT

Yes, buying the same thing makes it easier cause you don't have to keep track.

I rarely buy scratcher either.

Reply #15

mcginnin56 — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:21:16 GMT

Just went to lottery results here on LP. Clicked on NJ pick6 Jackpot history. (there are 35 pages of history). I only went back 11 pages.

Could of been even higher jackpots prior to that, just didn't have the patience to find out.

Reply #14

haymaker — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:17:17 GMT

Thanks for that JP history, how did you find it so fast

Reply #13

mcginnin56 — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:14:35 GMT

That's a good thing! We don't need bad influences in our life.

Just did a quick jackpot history for pick 6 NJ haymaker, back on Thursday, June 4 2009, it was up to 24.3 million

Reply #12

haymaker — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:11:39 GMT

You're making me hungrey, never had it w/ bacon i'll have to try that.

Reply #11

haymaker — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:08:05 GMT

If my Father gambled, he kept it a secret from me, only thing i ever seen him buy was a 50/50 ticket coming out of church.

He was a bigtime boxing fan so he may have bet on that.

Reply #10

haymaker — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:04:02 GMT

PIC6 is jersey's 6/49 game. 2 times a week,

which starts @ 2mils and has currently grown to 18.2 mils,

and i'm having a hard time trying to find out the last time it was this high.

I rarely play powerball, even before the price increase.

Reply #9

mcginnin56 — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:02:50 GMT

I get it now! Only thing is, I can never seem to stick to one of those things. Must be a defective gene I inherited from my gambling father.

Reply #8

haymaker — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:56:40 GMT

Ya know, decideing ahead of time how much you can afford for a certain catagory,

and then spending only that amount or less.

weekly

JC5 $7

PIC6 $2

MM $6

total $15 a wk.

Reply #7

mediabrat — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:23:58 GMT

I know approximately how much I spend because I tend to play the same number of lines every week. I might change thing up on a monthly basis depending on promotions the Lottery is running (buy $X on one ticket, get $Y free in Quick Picks), but it's only a few dollars' variance, nothing huge. I rarely get scratchers, so that doesn't enter into my spending.

Reply #6

HoLeeKau — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:26:06 GMT

I know approximately how much I spend, but occasionally I'll do a kind of test to make sure.

The only thing I pay cash for is lottery. I was out of cash around the 15th and this time only got $20 out of the ATM since I'm supposed to only be spending $10 a week. Today's the last drawing of the month and I have $1 left, so I know I'm on track.

Some weeks I spend more if both the PB and MM jackpots are high. Some weeks I spend less if they've both been won. But on average I know just about wh... [ More ]

Reply #5

shyguitar — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:21:30 GMT

Hi RedStang,

Guess we both are wondering where that golden ticket is. It's good that you were able to cut down on

your spending but still play. Like your comment about cold turkey, lol. What bothers me is knowing that if I

hadn't spent the money on the lottery these past few years, then that would be money I would have now.

I've accepted the fact that I can't stop playing but hopefully will not let it get way out of control where the

intervention comes into play, lol.... [ More ]

Reply #4

shyguitar — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:17:06 GMT

Hi Haymaker,

That's great that you know how much you spend on the lottery. $15 dollars per week

that your doing sounds reasonable. I don't know what pic6 is, I just play PB, MM and

Mass Cash.

Reply #3

RedStang — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:57:37 GMT

If you can afford it, spend it. We throw away money on mortgage interest, taxes, or rent every month, so why not play heavy on the lotto. I'm getting tired of everone winning around me, so I cut way down for now and still spend at-least 60$ a week. Any win over 100$, i usually fill my gas tank or get beer, then spend the balance on lotto. I play scratchers too, and often wonder where that golden ticket will be found. Nothing wrong with going Cold turkey. It's good with bacon,yellow american and... [ More ]

Reply #2

mcginnin56 — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:53:09 GMT

What is this thing you call a budget

Reply #1

haymaker — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:44:06 GMT

I know exactly how much i spend, at least since i created my current budget of $15 per week.

Now yesterday i spent $33 cause i had $18 in tips and wanted to try Thrifty's shotgun method,

so i bought 9 QPs on pic6 for 2 draws.

How many people are not sure how much they spend on the lottery?

shyguitar — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:57:30 GMT

Hi,

I'm just wondering how many people are not sure how much money they spend

on the lottery. I was cleaning up and found tons of mm, powerball and mass cash

tickets along with some scratchers, these were from last year and this year. I've never

kept a total of how much I spend each year (and it's been about 2 years now that I've been

playing the lottery). Anyway it made me realize that I do spend a lot even though I might

just buy one lottery ticket per game for mm, pb and mas... [ More ]