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Joys of running a lottery poolReply
For the 2 pools that I occasionally play in - both distribute any/all winnings - the thought being that any money rolled forward would be the 'possession' of the pool members from the pool that won THAT amount, and if the pool membership changed for the new date: the people who didnt participate in the pool previously would have no claim to that ticket(s)... and THEN it started getting confusing. So I just nodded my head and went um hmm.... oh... ah... yes of course and took my pennies and ra
Feb 19, 2015, 11:53 am - maximumfun - Lottery Discussion Forum

How big is your pool?Reply
I run two pools at my workplace. The first pool is for either Mega Millions or PowerBall, depending upon which one has the bigger jackpot. The number of players can vary because we only play when either jackpot has passed a certain threshold. We usually start playing when either game exceeds $300 million. Sometimes there can be 20 or more people in the pool, but other times there have been as few as 15 people. If you're at work, and you want to play, you're in. If you're not at work and we pl
Feb 11, 2015, 3:40 pm - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

How big is your pool?Reply
2 pools here at work. Pool 1 = 23 people and 69 tickets (split cost between members, 6$/3tix per member/drawing , pool is closed day prior to drawing to determine total # of tickets bought.) Pool 2 = 10 people and 3 tickets (each person purchases a share of the 3 tickets - true if only 1 person chooses to play that drawing or 50 - this pool only purchases 3 tickets regardless - I was offered to join this pool .60 was my cost to join - other members were refunded dont know how they handle p
Feb 11, 2015, 12:58 pm - maximumfun - Lottery Discussion Forum

You in a Pool that forbids anyone buying tickets " on the side"-However..Reply
I run a lottery pool at work, who am I to tell the people in the pool you can not buy your own tickets? I don't control your finances, I don't earn your pay check, and I sure dang don't sleep with you. I even buy my own tickets, but not when I buy the pool tickets.
Feb 11, 2015, 6:51 am - schmuckatelly - Lottery Discussion Forum

You in a Pool that forbids anyone buying tickets " on the side"-However..Reply
I would never join a pool that had a rule like that. The rule implies the pool is so poorly organized it cannot differentiate between pool tickets and tickets bought by others.
Feb 10, 2015, 2:26 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

You in a Pool that forbids anyone buying tickets " on the side"-However..Reply
Someone could try but it won't hold water. I run the office pool, and yes, tickets are copied and shared with all members of the pool. We know our numbers long before the drawing. We also don't have any rules like that. I actually have a smaller pool going at the same time in the office, a more 'select' group in one department. When I go out and buy the tickets for the pool, I don't buy my own at the same time unless I use a pick slip.
Feb 10, 2015, 12:31 am - Piaceri - Lottery Discussion Forum

With powerball being so high, are you planning on splitting the JP?Reply
My plan is to set it up like a pool with 6 players.
Feb 3, 2015, 6:58 am - bigbear29 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Joys of running a lottery poolReply
I run a lottery pool in my office, but only when the cash option is $100m+. We have about 19 regular players, but start a new pool for each lottery drawing because we have a lot of people who work remotely, 2 who no longer work here, and a couple who only join on occasion like when cash is closer to $200m. We also have documented 3 people who never play for religious reasons or because they think lottery is a waste , so they aren't even included on the emails. There are 4 who only play once in a
Jan 26, 2015, 1:53 pm - Piaceri - Lottery Discussion Forum

Joys of running a lottery poolReply
Question for those involved in pools. Is there a dollar amount you decide to roll over rather than distribute? If you won $600, do you distribute, put it back in the pool or put some back in the pool (say a hundred bucks) and distribute the rest? What's the highest winning amount you choose to keep in the pool?
Jan 25, 2015, 5:35 pm - Teddi - Lottery Discussion Forum

Montana's $1M lottery raffle winner sued for half of prizeReply
if your the one buying the tickets in a lottery pool like I am and buy tickets for yourself do what I do make copies of the lottery pool tickets give them out to the ones in the pool that way no trouble right now we are playing 2sets of numbers for 19 draws the copies have the date on the ticket when you bought them
Jan 11, 2015, 6:06 am - ronki - Lottery News