MagicRatt 0 Posted January 15, 2011 Debate & Serious Talk thread. Keep that in mind.Recently I started buying $2 scratch off's for the hell of it. Once a month or so (usually after I get paid) I will be in a gas station and buy two or three just for amusement. I have kept a careful log of how many tickets I buy and how much I actually win back. As of right now I am about $15 up. The way I see it is eventually I will win $100+ and than I will just stop. Guess I like to gamble.Discuss. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Illogical 1126 Posted January 15, 2011 http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/poker/lottery_simulator100.phpTry this. You'll save money with this at least.EDIT: heres an article on it.http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-09/mega-millions-lottery-simulator-makes-life-little-more-depressing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkPredator 1193 Posted January 15, 2011 If you keep track, and you are ALWAYS up, keep going. If you need to dip into the negative to make a large purchase (unlikely if you ONLY buy the $2), then stop and re-evaluate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicRatt 0 Posted January 15, 2011 http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/poker/lottery_simulator100.phpTry this. You'll save money with this at least.EDIT: heres an article on it.http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-09/mega-millions-lottery-simulator-makes-life-little-more-depressingRefer to title of thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howard Dean 2502 Posted January 15, 2011 play keno, my parents have probably won 4-5 thousand off of it, while spending a couple hundreds (over like 4-5 years) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicRatt 0 Posted January 15, 2011 play keno, my parents have probably won 4-5 thousand off of it, while spending a couple hundreds (over like 4-5 years)I have played Keno a few times. It's really fun and mildly addicting. The more picks you play with the same numbers will yield results eventually (from what I have seen). I have talked to people about keno before and most make money off of it. I like watching those numbers fall and talking. It's a pretty cool experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howard Dean 2502 Posted January 15, 2011 Yeah, my parents pick the same numbers every time, the highest they go is 23 and they always pick all odds 1-23 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Illogical 1126 Posted January 15, 2011 Refer to title of thread. True. I should rephrase. Lottery AND Scratch offs aren't good. More people lose money to those things than to making money. If more people won from scratch offs than people lost, well they would be out of business so fast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicRatt 0 Posted January 15, 2011 True. I shoudl rephrase. Lottery AND Scratch offs aren't good. More people lose money to those things than to making money. If more people won from scratch offs than people lost, well they would be out of business so fast.Scratch offs are part of the lottery. I was saying refer to the title of the thread because the link you posted does not pretain to scratch offs. Anyone who plays the mega millions has their head in the clouds.I have seen some of your threads and replies in the forum and I think that you should read/think before you post your reply. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Illogical 1126 Posted January 15, 2011 Scratch offs are part of the lottery. I was saying refer to the title of the thread because the link you posted does not pretain to scratch offs. Anyone who plays the mega millions has their head in the clouds.I have seen some of your threads and replies in the forum and I think that you should read/think before you post your reply.Touché Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites