I’ve always thought that the lotto was a tax on the poor and been against it since the national lottery came out.
But I’ve joined the work syndicate at each of my workplaces, as I’m against them winning and quitting working and myself having to keep working even more. lol
One place we lost upwards of £100s in winnings as one person in the syndicate was such a **** and awkward, we didn’t claim our winning tickets in time. So I binned that off..
Personally I closed my online account, I only played it when there was serval roll overs and could lose hundreds during those weeks till the “mega” jackpots was won.
I do know a person who won the jackpot twice, admittedly two of the smaller pots but they are some what of a professional gambler.. horse, slots and casinos.
My weekly flutter is football results.. on a game I place a pound bet on the first goal scorer, score line and then the double on the same first goal scorer and score line. Three pounds in total.
I’m currently up at the moment this season, got King Kai and 2-0, and 1-1 spuds vs foxes, I did have Vardy first goal scorer.. Spursyness is inevitable. Lmao
It keeps the games more interesting
I do invest in the stock market, most of that is in market trackers and I don’t see it as a gamble. The rule of thumb is to have less than 10% of your portfolio in more risky assets, I have far less than 10% at the moment and of course set an exit strategy for when you are in a winning and losing positions, even before you buy the stock/shares; of course you have to stick to the strategy by setting the limits straight away.