Seeking book that explains lottery for laymen

Reply #12

THRIFTY — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:51:22 GMT

The Shotgun playing method is very hard to follow because it is not easy to let go of the cash after you have saved it. I played $20 in one shot on powerball after I saved $5 for 4 weeks, and it was not easy. The shotgun playing method is good if you hate to play the lottery like a lab rat everyday or weekly.

Reply #11

RJOh — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:22:58 GMT

The part about spending it was a joke. lol. lol.

How is one to tell which parts of your posts are jokes? Maybe you could highlite the jokes in red.

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Lucky5of5 — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:22:14 GMT

Sometimes the retailers that sell lottery tickets have information on the games...no books to buy. Yep, library is free, too.

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Ronnie316 — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:23:09 GMT

I really did quit playing, and save up all that $$$ money. The part about spending it was a joke. lol. lol. My plan was to buy 500 - $20. scratcher tickets (would have fit under my arm) but after 5 years of saving money I could not (yet) bring myself to do it. lol. lol.

Reply #8

RJOh — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:56:56 GMT

Spending that kind of money in one day on lottery tickets can be quite a hassle even if you're only buying quick picks. If you're wheeling or making personal picks based on some other parameters then you have to make out play slips which require some advance planning.

Before I retired I participated in such a scheme to play 500 lines with a co-worker who convinced eight other to contribute $50 if we would come up with the 500 lines and make out the play slips. Working two evenings after work... [ More ]

Reply #7

maximumfun — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:56:00 GMT

lurky - creepily excellent name by the by - welcome to Lottery Post! and good luck finding exactly the right book. starting here is an excellent kicking off point

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haymaker — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:16:53 GMT

CT, yea thats a good read,

I'll have go back and read the chapters on odds again,

little at a time so i can absorb it better.

Reply #5

Coin Toss — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:11:03 GMT

lurky,

Welcome.

There's a book right here in the LP Lottery book store:

Lottery Book: The Truth Behind the Numbers

by Don Catlin

$11.78

Understand why some games are better to play

https://www.lotterypost.com/books

This isn't a hype job about how to win the lottery but a book about how lotteries are set up, how the different games are structured.

Reply #4

Ronnie316 — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:31:03 GMT

THRIFTY is ALWAYS right, even when he is not trying to be. I saved up almost a $10,000 nest egg by NOT playing my usual $150. per month for about 5 years. The problem was I spent it all in one day using THRIFTYS Shotgun method approach!

You could try your local library. I read a real cool book there once that told me everything there is to know about RNG in the casino slot machines. It was very insightful and informative. Try that.

Reply #3

SergeM — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:13:02 GMT

Go there.

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jeankedemetser — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:18:56 GMT

Reply #1

THRIFTY — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:15:32 GMT

How to win the lottery by not playing= Save your money.

Lottery post is a great place to start or the lotteries websites.

Seeking book that explains lottery for laymen

lurky — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:46:36 GMT

Hello

My dad likes to play the scrtchoff, lotto and megamillions and always asks me how the lottery works (how do the computers generate the random numbers and assign winners, etc.)

Can anyone suggest book or site that explains it all in laymans terms?

Thanks