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Octopus "Wheel of Fortune"

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  • Heinzbean
    Heinzbean Posts: 49 Forumite
    Third Anniversary 10 Posts
    I  have won 3 x £1 they Credit the money straight into your account.
    When i was on Octopus previously I think i can remember there was a prize of FREE Energy for the year..
    Or did i dream it who knows.
  • pokora
    pokora Posts: 190 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    No winnings after 1 year as customer.
  • wild666
    wild666 Posts: 2,181 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    2 months and no win yet 
    Someone please tell me what money is
  • worrywart_3
    worrywart_3 Posts: 505 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    One win on the month every one won only £1 
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 15 December 2021 at 12:09PM

    This is in effect a virtual online lottery gaming machine - so all of the regulations still apply
    Such as 2005 Gaming act - which clearly states that a list of winners names should be available on request.
    I will request a list of winners names and will let this forum know the stats.
  • BobT36
    BobT36 Posts: 594 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    Considering no-one is paying anything per spin, does it really class as that, though?
    It's not lottery / gaming / gambling if you're not having to stump up anything to play. 
  • kazwookie
    kazwookie Posts: 14,348 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I won £1 once
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  • Keep_pedalling
    Keep_pedalling Posts: 22,054 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Deleted_User said:

    This is in effect a virtual online lottery gaming machine - so all of the regulations still apply
    Such as 2005 Gaming act - which clearly states that a list of winners names should be available on request.
    I will request a list of winners names and will let this forum know the stats.
    No licence required for a game where all entries are free, so I doubt if that applies. Quite why you think this is a con is a mystery to me.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Keep_pedalling said:
    Deleted_User said:

    This is in effect a virtual online lottery gaming machine - so all of the regulations still apply
    Such as 2005 Gaming act - which clearly states that a list of winners names should be available on request.
    I will request a list of winners names and will let this forum know the stats.
    No licence required for a game where all entries are free, so I doubt if that applies. Quite why you think this is a con is a mystery to me.
    There is a old adage "you don't get something for nothing"...... 
  • MWT
    MWT Posts: 10,559 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper
    Deleted_User said:
    Keep_pedalling said:
    Deleted_User said:

    This is in effect a virtual online lottery gaming machine - so all of the regulations still apply
    Such as 2005 Gaming act - which clearly states that a list of winners names should be available on request.
    I will request a list of winners names and will let this forum know the stats.
    No licence required for a game where all entries are free, so I doubt if that applies. Quite why you think this is a con is a mystery to me.
    There is a old adage "you don't get something for nothing"...... 
    The 'quid pro quo' here is just that Octopus get a meter reading and the customer gets a small chance to win something.
    Gamification is a useful tool to offer positive encouragement to customers for minimal cost.


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