Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
You're not fixing a game so it's not illegal. You're buying out your odds. Is it ethical is possibly another question.
Hmmm....
How many members do we have???
Can we do this?
Are there some rich members?
Winnings will be by how much each one contributes but need to buy all possible matching numbers.
If you bought every combination through the lotto commission office, they wouldn't print out every ticket. There's no point, it's just a waste of resources.
And if you come in to make a $584 million purchase, you will get extra special attention from the office.
If you bought every combination through the lotto commission office, they wouldn't print out every ticket. There's no point, it's just a waste of resources.
And if you come in to make a $584 million purchase, you will get extra special attention from the office.
A. you can't buy all the combinations directly from the lottery office.
B. it would doom the lottery. People would be in an uproar that another 1%r took away their dreams!
Precisely. The whole point of the lottery is "a dollar (or 2) & a dream". Everyone has a fair & equal chance to win. Having one person rig the game would throw the whole thing out of keister.
A. you can't buy all the combinations directly from the lottery office.
Sure you can. If the lump sum ends up being $900M, that's over $350M in tax revenue. They will make an exception for you. I would NOT want to be the guy explaining that one to his boss.
"Hey boss, someone came in wanting to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue. But don't worry, I turned him away!"
"You did WHAAAAAAT?!?!"
Quote:
Originally Posted by City Guy997S
B. it would doom the lottery. People would be in an uproar that another 1%r took away their dreams!
Different issue. You're confusing "can you?" with "should you?"
Precisely. The whole point of the lottery is "a dollar (or 2) & a dream". Everyone has a fair & equal chance to win. Having one person rig the game would throw the whole thing out of keister.
There is no $2 and dream most of the time.
I've seen people dump $20's all the time and some even $100's in local gas stations.
“Think of how stupid the average person is and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
--George Carlin
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
