27/11/2008 by admin.

The EuroMillions lotto was in the beginning set up by the national lotteries of France, Spain and the UK and was launched in early February 2004.  The inaugural draw was on Friday the 13th of February 2004 in Paris. The UK, France and Spain were the only three countries partaking at the start but lotteries from Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland also committed to the draw in October 2004.

The Euro Millions or the Euro lottery, as it is frequently branded, gathers the stakes of the 9 partaking European nations resulting in a considerable Euro Millions lottery jackpot. With the amount of nations joining the EU increasing, this will undoubtedly lead to new nations signing up to the Euro Millions lottery. A rise in the amount of individuals playing the Euro Millions lotto will lead to a further increase of the already sizable Euro Millions lotto jackpots.

How To Play The Euro Millions Lottery

Each participant chooses 5 main numbers from 1 to 50 and 2 “Lucky Star” numbers from 1 to 9.  During the draw, 5 main and 2 lucky star numbers are then picked at random from two draw machines containing numbered balls.

EuroMillions Prizes And Odds

The odds of picking up the Euro Millions lotto jackpot is a distant 1 in 76 million but the chances of winning any prize is a generous 1 in 24.  If nobody wins the jackpot in a certain week, it is carried forward to the next week which leads to an ever growing Euro Millions prize fund.  New rules brought in on the 9th of February 2007 limit the quantity of consecutive “rollovers” to eleven, with the jackpot rolling down to lower prize levels in the eleventh draw if the prize is not won.

The new rules also initiated EuroMillions “Super Draws” which happen twice yearly and present jackpots in the region of £100 million.  The difference with “Super Draws” is that the jackpot must be won the night of the draw; as a result, if no ticket matches all the drawn numbers then the jackpot will be paid out to the next tier in the prize structure. 

Some Memorable EuroMillions Payouts

• In February 2008, the “Super Draw” jackpot of €130 million was collected by sixteen individuals who matched the 5 main numbers and 1 “Lucky Star” number.

• On 10 August 2007, a 40 year old ex- Royal Mail postal administrator from Scotland won a EuroMillions jackpot of €52.6 million.  Up to now, this is the biggest lotto win of all time in the UK.

• In November 2006, having rolled over eleven times, the Euro lotto jackpot reached €183 million and was split among twenty fortunate ticket holders.

Choose Your Playing Method

Normally, to partake in the EuroMillions lottery you would have to be a citizen of one of the nine participating member countries.  However, with the establishment of lottery ticket sales agents you can now acquire your requisite quantity of Euro Millions lotto tickets on the internet in spite of where you reside around the world.  If you desire a boost in your odds of winning the Euro Millions, you may also consider joining one of e-Lottery’s Euro Millions syndicates.  As a participant in a Euro syndicate you receive a thirty-six times greater chance of obtaining the jackpot when compared to everyone buying tickets.  With e-Lottery there are very few geographic barriers preventing members from joining and therefore the existing membership consists of individuals from no fewer than 133 worldwide nations.

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24/11/2008 by admin.

The El Gordo (The Fat One) Christmas lotto is the most traditional lottery game in Spain with the vast majority of the country’s population participating.  Believe it or not, this draw has become a national diversion with 98% of Spain’s citizens playing.  This is not really remarkable when you consider that the El Gordo lottery is the biggest prize fund lotto game worldwide.
 
The typical Spanish citizen spends approximately 73 Euros in the Christmas draw and in 2008 the prize fund is expected to exceed a staggering €2.20 billion.  Here are a number of important features of the El Gordo lottery:
 
· In excess of 13,000 prizes are paid out.
· It is operated by the Spanish Government.
· There is an exceptional 1 in 6 likelihood of winning a cash prize.
· All prizes are paid out straight away and are tax-free for Spain’s citizens.
· 70% of total ticket sales are paid out in prize money.
 
Since December 1812 this Spanish lottery game is operated according to exactly the same procedure each year.  Two big circular vessels are used; one of them contains tens of thousands of small wooden balls representing all ticket numbers; the other one contains a smaller amount of wooden balls representing the prizes to be drawn. In the Lotería Nacional hall in Madrid, students of the San Ildefonso School (formerly reserved for orphans of public servants) draw the numbers and corresponding prizes, singing the results aloud to the considerable on looking crowd while Spanish radio and television stations transmit the occasion. 

Due to the sheer amount of numbers and prizes, this process takes approximately 3 hours to complete.  In recent years, more than 4,800 individual numbers have won no less than €1,000 per billete (€100 per décimo) in the Christmas draw.  Those who do not win time and again make the predictable remark that “it’s health that really matters”. Individuals who just get their money back will frequently re-invest the prize in a ticket for El Niño, the second most important draw, which takes place on the 6th of January each year.

The two vessel system is the time-honoured method of drawing the numbers in Spanish lotteries but this method is now kept exclusively for the legendary Christmas lotto draw.  The remainder of the weekly draws as well as the five other yearly El Gordo draws operate using five vessels with 10 balls in each, from where the winning numbers are selected.

Lottery retailers in Spain usually only sell tickets for one or two numbers, so the winners of the largest prizes often live in the same town or neighbourhood or work for the same corporation.  In 2005, the winning number was sold in the town of Vic in Catalonia (population 37,825), whose residents shared approximately €500 million.

Traditionally, you could only take part in the El Gordo if you were a citizen of Spain.  However, with the introduction of lottery ticket sales agents you now have the chance to take part in this world famous Spanish national lottery regardless of where you live globally.  Some international El Gordo syndicates have also been established to not only allow more people access to this lottery but to boost their likelihood of collecting cash prizes as well.

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18/11/2008 by admin.

My love of Spanish Nattional Lottery cuisine in the form of El Gordo Chorizo sauagae is unmistakable.My passion for the greatest lottery andd probable the World’s riches lotto also has an unquenchable thirst.

The elottery platforms through VWD which have given us the now well established lottery syndicates for the UK National lottery and the Europhile Euro Millions is set to introduce El Gordo, Spain’s National Lottery.

Chomping Chorizo and tapas in the bars and squares of some of Spain’s towns and cities is something and a pleasure to which I always look forward.The e-syndicate is just days a way so sit tight and all will be revealed.

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14/11/2008 by admin.

It is widely appreciated that a lottery syndicate is quite simply the most sensible way to participate in any lotto if you are looking for a way to increase your chances of sharing the jackpot. As a matter of fact, in excess of a quarter of all lottery jackpot wins are collected by lotto syndicates. These lottery syndicates are more often than not put together by groups of work associates or friends who have the one goal of boosting their chances of winning the lottery. Playing together in this way provides each participant of the syndicate more potential winning entries but at the same time ensuring each individual’s entry fee is kept as low as possible.

Playing as a member of a lottery syndicate can come with a significant odds improvement more than ever if the syndicate has a larger quantity of individuals taking part. Then again, being a member of a lottery syndicate does have its downside.

The first and almost certainly the most obvious negative feature of a syndicate is the fact that all prize money is split between all participants in the syndicate equally. Therefore, the greater number of syndicate members there are, the lower the cash sum each of these members will collect. Because of this, a considerable lotto syndicate success may only create sufficient cash for each member to pay for a vacation or a new dining room suite; but definitely not a sufficient amount to quit your job and acquire a Pacific island! As long as each member is aware of this potential outcome then one and all should be happy.

The second drawback with lottery syndicates is linked to the point made above. Stories can at times be seen in the press about a selfish syndicate member(s) who is unwilling to distribute the prize money to colleagues and attempt to keep it all for them self. This can without doubt be a massive dilemma if the syndicate has been set up informally. If this is the case, every syndicate member has then got to provide evidence in legal terms that they have actually been ripped off. There have also been instances where a member of a syndicate has lost their share of a syndicate payout due to tardy or non payment of their syndicate fee. There have been a number of cases where legal action has taken place as a result of this happening.

The third problem that may arise if no official syndicate agreement has been formulated is that of inheritance tax issues. If the controller of the syndicate collects the winnings and then “gifts” every member their equal share, then this tax could become an issue for all the syndicate members.

Problems such as this can be reduced hence making everyone’s lives a lot simpler. If the syndicate is created with the use of a legally binding lottery syndicate agreement then any of the scenarios highlighted here will cause no further problems. These syndicate agreements can be downloaded from your lotto provider’s internet site and in many cases can be picked up from your lotto retailer.

There is no real argument that the benefits of joining a lottery syndicate are far greater than any negative points involved. If the syndicate is registered in the correct and legal way as mentioned, the only things you genuinely have to be concerned about are paying your money each week and planning what you will do with the money when your lottery syndicate gets lucky.

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13/11/2008 by admin.

As you may have gathered elottery will be addding the internationally famous El Gordo lottery to the main suite of games in the next few days.

This proves to be a milestone for VWD the company behind the project.Having played both UK National and Euro Millions lotteries this is a very exciting departure and I believe will form the basis of more lotteries in the future.

Each day sees a new and positive approach which ordib=narliy goes un noticed…see keep an eye on the blog over the next few weeks and see those Spanish National Lottery traditions break through in to our homes.

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10/11/2008 by admin.

There are a few main reasons why so many Spanish people play a part in the Christmas El Gordo draw. Firstly, there is the enticementof the biggest lottery prize fund of any worldwide lotto - €2.20 Billion! Secondly, there are 13,332 cash prizes to be enjoyed. Finally, the odds of graspinga cash prize in the Christmas draw are a very generous 1 in 6.

With the level of attention that is given to the Christmas El Gordo lottery game, manypeople are oblivious to the fact that there are five bonus El Gordo draws every year as well. These draws take place in January, March, May, July and November. Even though these 5 games do not boast the massive prize fund of the Christmas game, they are substantial nonetheless, ranging from €78 million to €655 million. Furthermore, these draws offer approximately 3 times as many prizes as the Christmas draw and odds of collecting a cash prize of an amazing 1 in 3.

The Spanish Christmas lottery functions in a different way to the majority of other worldwide lotteries. A whole ticket ‘billete’ is very expensive, costing €200. However, these tickets are divided into ten ‘decimos’ (tenths) each costing €20. When purchasingyour tickets you have the choice of buying a single decimo, a full ticket, or a stake of a ticket. If you don’t buy the whole ticket, someone else will buy the rest of your ticket. For example, if you obtain two decimos, somebody else buys three decimos and someone else buys five and your ticket collects €1000, then you will secure €200, €300 and €500 respectively. Due to the expense of purchasing a whole ticket, it is very common for families and friends to pool their lotto money and each person buy a separate ‘decimo’ (tenth).

The chances of winning a cash prize in the El Gordo lottery are first-rate but if you opt to play as a member of one of e-Lottery’s El Gordo syndicates you will have a 20 times better prospect of sharing cash prizes in every draw.

Come and discover the full advantages of playing the El Gordo as an e-Lottery syndicate member and revel in the excitement of this mammoth Spanish National lottery.

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09/11/2008 by admin.

El Gordo is and has been and forever will be the most sought after lottery in the world.Here are some of the facts for your consideration

If you would like to participate in the richest lottery anywhere in the world, these dates should be etched into your memory with golden writing: December  22nd (El Gordo de Navidad “The Fat One”), January 6th (Sorteo del Niño), and 5th July “The Summer Fat One”. This is the only lottery which offers over €1.2 billion (around £650 million) in cash gifts.
The crowd-puller is made with two golden drumsor “bombos”, and is more often than not accompanied by singing orphan children of the San Iisdro school in Madrid and a lot of pageantry over-the-top shiny stuff - from jugglers and acrobats to the dresses worn by the glamorously beauriful assistants assistants. The epiccan take approximately 3 hours from start to finish, but the whole country watches every single second.

Inside one of the  bowls is contained the 66,000 possible numbers of the draw, and in the other are a set of balls with the prizes.

Balls are taken picked from both bowls at the same time until all of the prizes have been won. Tickets have roughly a 1:6 chance of winning any prize with around 2,500 of the 66,000 winning at least face value of the ticket.
The sums involved are large and it is not uncommon for an whole villages, factories and extended families to gang together to buy sets of tickets and then share the winnings amongst all of the members.

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06/11/2008 by admin.

During December 2008 e-Lottery will be adding the El Gordo to its suite of lotteries giving players globally a vastly improved opportunity of receiving a share in this gigantic Spanish lottery prize fund.

If you are new to the El Gordo lottery, let me point out just how big a deal this lotto is to the Spanish population.  The El Gordo lottery has been a national obsession in Spain since way back in December 1812 with massive interest generated by the Christmas draw each year.  The excitement is such that, 98% of the population play this Spanish National lottery each Christmas.  

There are several fundamental reasons why so many Spanish people partake in the Christmas El Gordo draw.  Firstly, there is the incentive of the largest lottery prize fund of any international lottery - 2.20 Billion Euros!  Secondly, there are 13,332 cash prizes on offer.  Finally, the odds of scooping a cash prize in the Christmas draw are a very generous 1 in 6.     

With the level of interest that is given to the Christmas El Gordo lottery draw, lots of people are oblivious to the fact that there are five further El Gordo draws each year as well.  These draws take place in January, March, May, July and November.  While these five draws do not give rise to the incredible prize fund of the Christmas game, they are considerable nonetheless, ranging from 78 million Euros to 655 million Euros.  In addition, these games present almost 3 times as many prizes as the Christmas draw and odds of collecting a cash prize of an amazing 1 in 3.  

The Spanish Christmas Lottery operates in a different way to nearly all other international lotteries. A complete ticket ‘billete’ is very expensive, costing 200 Euros.  However, these tickets are split up into ten ‘decimos’ (tenths) costing 20 Euros each.  When buying your tickets you have the option of buying a single decimo, a whole ticket, or a portion of a ticket.  If you don’t buy the whole ticket, somebody else will buy the remainder of your ticket.  For example, if you purchase two decimos, someone else purchases three decimos and somebody else buys five decimos and your ticket scoops 1000 Euros, then you will win 200 Euros, 300 Euros and 500 Euros correspondingly.  Due to the price tag of buying a complete ticket, it is typical for families and friends to bring together their lotto cash and each individual purchase a separate ‘decimo’ (tenth).

The odds of collecting a cash prize in the El Gordo lottery are excellent but if you opt to play as a member of one of e-Lottery’s El Gordo syndicates you will experience a 20 times better chance of sharing cash prizes in each draw.

Unveil the range of benefits of playing the El Gordo as an e-Lottery syndicate member and revel in the excitement of this monstrous Spanish National lottery.

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03/11/2008 by admin.

The El Gordo  the Spanish Lottery and Females

The promotion behind a lottery programme can be extremely extensive. The big ticket lotteries through their many channels of transmission albeit the traditional routes of straight forward ticket sales at a local kiosk or even, as  is the case more so these days, an online elottery presence, there is without doubt one common theme….Purchase a ticket and take a chance. It doesn’t matter whether the game of chance is being played in Peru, Australia or even downtown

My recent work with the psychology of gaming which in recent months centered on the skill games networks and platforms has now taken on a new angle with a very established area. The area being discussed is not too different in its make up but interestingly enough shares some significant observations.

The main observation is online lotteries such as the El Gordo, UK National  and Euro Millions are being played by more and more females  than ever before. In particular statistics show that since the Spanish lottery went online in 1996 a very high preponderance of players is female. My earlier studies of skill games showed  a very close alignment to this aspect. If one attempts to examine more closely this point it transpires that women are shown to be more articulate in a technology sense.

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I will very shortly devout an entire article to the actual mechanics of both and then make a comparison with some of the other leading lotteries in Europe such as Euro Millions .To be honest my friend in Spain was less interested in anything else other than her own beloved baby and for this I really tried to explain how the other programmers, elottery syndicates worked. The sheer history behind the Spanish version will take a life time to match. It is also about the fabulous tales surrounding that famous draw on December 22nd each year and of course the incredible amounts of Euros being won.

Moreover, the very dynamic of the lottery playing conoscenti is evolving and I will remark on my later findings when my studies have been completed.

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