Should you avoid these lookalike discount EuroMillions Lottery games?
Make sure that you're entering the EuroMillions and not actually placing a bet on the outcome
TONIGHT'S EuroMillions Jackpot is at the maximum amount it can ever be - and if you won the £168 million prize, then you'd instantly be richer than Adele.
So it's easy to see why you'd be tempted by one of these discounted EuroMillions tickets.
But tickets from websites like Lottoland and World Lottery Club won't actually enter you into the EuroMillions - instead you'll be placing a bet on the outcome of the lottery.
It's worth bearing this in mind if you're hoping to bag the nine-times rolled over jackpot.
It's illegal to bet on the National Lottery but thanks to a legal loophole, gambling companies can offer bets on the EuroMillions because it's not based in the UK.
You'll still get the same odds and a shot at the prize money, but your money will be going to a commercial gambling company.
This is unlike the lottery when a portion of the money raised funds charities.
It costs £2.50 to enter the EuroMillions but gambling sites can offer bets cheaper.
Lottoland offers £2 bets and the World Lottery Club gives you a discount on the more bets you place.
For one bet, it will cost you £2.50 but if you enter multiple bets then you will save money eg 104 bets will cost £2.31 each.
It’s basic maths to know that the more times you enter the lottery, the more you chances you have of picking the lucky numbers and scooping the big money prize.
"For it to be legal, the companies have to make it clear that you are betting on the outcome and not entering the lottery," a spokesperson for the Gambling Commission told the Sun Online.
"The word 'bet' is really important"
Sometimes this information is in the small print at the bottom of the webpage, so users should make sure they've read everything on the screen before handing over their money.
Lottoland came under fire from the Gambling Commission back in June for not making this clear enough. They were fined £150,000.
A spokesperson for Lottoland said that the website is ";transparent with customers throughout the purchasing journey", and pointed out that it offers more games that the EuroMillions does.
How you can increase your chances of winning the lottery
WITH odds like 1 in 139,838,160, you'll need al the luck you can get to be in with a chance of scoring the jackpot. Here's what you can do:
Join a syndicate and if one of you wins, you split the prize money between you.
Playing higher numbers so you don't have to split the prize. People usually choose low numbers that represent birthdays so if you win with higher numbers then you're less likely to have to share.
Although every number has an equal chance of being called, 50, 44 and 19 has been called the most.
Set up a direct debit with EuroMillions so that you won't miss a week.
Move to France. Although it's unlikelt the numebrs are afffected by where you live, France has the most success when it comes to scooping the EuroMillions Jackpot.
Read more on how you can increase your chances of winning in the lottery.
They said: "In this way, our lotto betting products are distinctly different to what the lotteries out there offer, many of our unique features (such as “DoubleJackpot”) are even contrary to the traditional lottery mechanics and logic.
"Lottoland brings better choice, value and innovation to customers and the betting market via a wide range of new and differentiated products and features."
The World Lottery Club also pride themselves on their "transparency".
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They said: "We refrain from using terms such as ‘Play’, ‘Line’, ‘Tickets’ that can deceive a user and only use – ‘Bets’ and our brand name – World Lottery Club along with Terms and Conditions which cements this again.
Being licensed by the Gambling Commission UK, we adhere to the advertisement guidelines so customers are made aware that they are betting with World Lottery Club and hence might secure a discounted offer."
The Gambling Commission said that if players are worried about entering the lottery, the best place to do it is through either the Camelot or EuroMillions website, or go directly to a kiosk.
You've got until 7:30pm tonight to enter the EuroMillions.
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