When is the lottery ticket price going up?

HurdyGurdy

Sorry - probably not the right forum, but can't think where else to post it.

I know that it is proposed that the Lotto tickets are going to double in price, but I don't know when it is. I have it in my head that it is September??

Does anyone know if it will be more money to +5 your lines, or if the EuroMillions ticket price is going to stay the same?

I have had a look on the lottery website, but can't find anything (probably just not looking in the right place!). I need to know to let our works syndicate members know the changes to our lines and whether they will need to pay more etc

Thanks

Dark_Star

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

Is that it? Can't see a date....though just says later in the year...

What are the changes?

The changes we are going to make include:

• bigger prizes for matching three and four numbers – the prize for matching three numbers will more than double, increasing from £10* to £25*
• bigger jackpots – the average Saturday jackpot is expected to be to around £5 million and Wednesday's jackpot will be around £2.5 million, following the changes to the game
• a new Lotto raffle – at least 50 winners will scoop a guaranteed £20,000 in each Lotto draw, with hundreds more winners created on Rollovers.

As a result of these exciting changes, the cost of a Lotto line will increase to £2 – the first rise since the game was launched in 1994.

glitter03

On all the leaflets at work it just says 'Autumn' so no official date has been released yet.

The prizes will be larger and also a raffle number as the Euromillions do.

krlyr

I had September in my head but wasn't sure why. Googled and came up with this..
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/is-the-new-2-pound-national-lottery-ticket-a-worse-bet-171015787.html

HurdyGurdy

Thank you. Looks like I don't need to worry for another month or so, at least!

winco

What is available as an alternative to the National Lottery? I run a small syndicate at work, and we do not wish to pay £2 instead of the present £1 later this year.

Tropez

winco wrote: »

What is available as an alternative to the National Lottery? I run a small syndicate at work, and we do not wish to pay £2 instead of the present £1 later this year.

There's the Health Lottery, although that has generated some controversy as despite their mission statement they were found to be donating less (in percentage terms) than the National Lottery to good causes.

ButterflyKisses

I believe it will be October 5th. We had some info come through at work last week.

lika_86

I had an email and a letter saying that from October 5th new Lotto would cost £2 but if they don't hear from me by 5th September (I'm subscribed online by direct debit) then they can't enter me into any draws from 5th October and will cancel my direct debit.

NAR

Also Hurdygurdy Lotto +5 is finishing that week (pre Oct 5th). Also Euromillions price will stay the same.

geoffky

Irish lotto via bookmakers pays £501 for three numbers/.