HOUSE RAFFLE!!!!
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Some bird in Swindon did this several years back. Tickets were only a tenner back then, iirc, but the house was much cheaper 
Nobody in their right mind would have a house costing a million quid in Swindon! Think her lottery only went ahead once all tickets had been sold, as opposed to the cash "prize fund" this guy's doing. If anything, he might be better off if nearly all of the tickets get sold, so he gets to keep 35% of a million quid for doing not very much at all.
Nobody in their right mind would have a house costing a million quid in Swindon! Think her lottery only went ahead once all tickets had been sold, as opposed to the cash "prize fund" this guy's doing. If anything, he might be better off if nearly all of the tickets get sold, so he gets to keep 35% of a million quid for doing not very much at all.
Because that would get you a 1 in 560,000 chance of winning possibly quite a bit less than 1 million. The lottery is a fools game.
The prudent thing to do is go and bet at the bookies because you can choose exactly what odds you want to bet on.
25 £1 bets on 1,000,000 to one odds would give you a 1 in 40,000 chance of winning.
why the hell would it be a scam though ?
hes making money out of it so why would he need to scam people
do you think the lottery is a scam too ? bbc could be maiking it all up...
I was about to say this is exactly the same odds and payout as this raffle if it's genuine and doesn't sell 46000 tickets - but that's me forgetting that the guy's skimming 35% or whatever of the pot
nah he's only skimming 'up to' 35% of the pot
i.e. if the prize fund only got to 100k he'd still have his advertising costs etc.. covered
if it got to around 1 million but didn't reach the target I doubt he'd take 35% - has got a solicitor involved to ensure fairness etc.. so he'd simply deduct costs etc.. (which could be a decent chunk of cash but wouldn't be 350k)
i.e. if the prize fund only got to 100k he'd still have his advertising costs etc.. covered
if it got to around 1 million but didn't reach the target I doubt he'd take 35% - has got a solicitor involved to ensure fairness etc.. so he'd simply deduct costs etc.. (which could be a decent chunk of cash but wouldn't be 350k)
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Exactly, but you cant start a thread here without some poor sole spitting their dummy out and telling us how its a scam etc.
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I got a ticket for this last month fingers crossed
Best of luck mate, if i win ill invite you round if you win you can do the same!
nah, ill share my winnings because you bought a ticket months back knowing its a scam by BBC!
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why the hell would it be a scam though ?
hes making money out of it so why would he need to scam people
do you think the lottery is a scam too ? bbc could be maiking it all up...
Mate, let him have his tantrum about it. The BBC is a conspiracy and there trying to control our minds with dodgy phone in scams and house raffles!!!! BAHHHHHH
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Yes, but as ive said previously, for the cost of his gaming licence, raffle ticket printing costs, solicitors fees for running it and holding the deeds its costing him £12k a month it said in papers and on BBC...
*PLUS* Advertising and admin! and the upkeep of the place
He doesn't need a gaming licence afaik? Having to answer a question before being allowed to enter gets around that requirement.
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Do you have any source or reasoning?
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There's still nigh on 300k to win already. With not wholly unreasonable odds. I'll stick £25 on that
