So when will we know when EXACTLY the Lotto is getting increased?

Nine_Lives

Before it's mentioned - yes, i did do a search. I searched for thread titles with the keyword "Lotto" & seemingly nothing on the topic, which surprised me.

The papers say it's being increased to £2/ticket in "autumn". Not very precise. Autumn lasts a little while.

We get 3 lines per play - so 6 lines per week (a line for the wife, a line for me & a LD line).
With the increase we'll have to drop to just 2 lines per play.

You can buy for weeks in advance, so i was thinking that right before the increase i'll just get the 6 lines for as many weeks as possible & then drop down to 4 lines.

So when do we know when EXACTLY it comes into play?

Mrs_Arcanum

Nine_Lives wrote: »

Before it's mentioned - yes, i did do a search. I searched for thread titles with the keyword "Lotto" & seemingly nothing on the topic, which surprised me.

The papers say it's being increased to £2/ticket in "autumn". Not very precise. Autumn lasts a little while.

We get 3 lines per play - so 6 lines per week (a line for the wife, a line for me & a LD line).
With the increase we'll have to drop to just 2 lines per play.

You can buy for weeks in advance, so i was thinking that right before the increase i'll just get the 6 lines for as many weeks as possible & then drop down to 4 lines.

So when do we know when EXACTLY it comes into play?

The threads are all in the Money Saving Arms sections. Doing the lotto is not upping income.

HappyMJ

Buying in advance won't work. It'll be new lottery new prizes and a raffle.

custardy

probably because its called the lottery,not lotto

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4393963

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4393871

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4394811


I would expect the date to be announced in plenty of time and the £2 price to apply from the date of inception.
so buying in advance would be pointless

Serenity

Nine_Lives wrote: »

You can buy for weeks in advance, so i was thinking that right before the increase i'll just get the 6 lines for as many weeks as possible & then drop down to 4 lines.

SERIOUSLY doubt this would work. They will have the updated prices for the new weeks as soon as they are available for sale.

I don't play it but a couple of people I know put the same lines on every week. And because of that there is this huge psychological thing that they cannot miss one as they know the numbers off by heart and if they miss one and then see they came up, well they wouldn't be happy.
So they are going to have to just suck it up. I know they won't stop doing it, the psychological issue is just too strong for them.

Serenity

custardy wrote: »

probably because its called the lottery,not lotto

Except it IS officially called Lotto. Maybe people call it different but OP was not wrong there.

http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/lottonews_FAQ.ftl#int_Lottonews1

custardy

Serenity wrote: »

Except it IS officially called Lotto. Maybe people call it different but OP was not wrong there.

http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/lottonews_FAQ.ftl#int_Lottonews1

The game is called lotto
the organisation is the National Lottery

niftyone

"How do I find out more information about these changes?


It is important to remember that nothing is happening right now, but we will of course communicate full details of all the changes to our players in due course. If you have any further queries at this time, please contact us on 0845 278 8000."


http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/lottonews_FAQ.ftl

Hughjass

I was told by a local retailer its October.

Nine_Lives

Maybe not, but winning the lotto is certainly upping your income

And didn't the whole thing get rebranded "lotto"? Which is why i referred to it as the lotto.