BETTING ON LOTTERIES
Online betting is so complex nowadays that it's no wonder you can place bets on sports like trotting, netball, poker, political events or TV shows, but apart from these there is a special category which began to gain a lot of popularity - lotteries. As a consequence of the increasing interest in betting on lotteries, some online betting sites decided to create dedicated betting sections for this type of betting.
Betting online on lotteries doesn't give you the chance of winning the same huge prizes available on the lottery itself, but it has pretty decent odds and many advantages in terms of betting types: you can place bets on straight, bonus ball number, first number drawn, combination, total value, odd/even, ball colour and many other types of bets. In other words, betting online on lotteries brings you more types of bets and higher chances of winning.
Not all online bookmakers are offering the possibility of placing online bets on lotteries, but many of them have introduced this type of betting. You won't find lotteries betting at BetVictor or Bwin, but you'll be able to bet at Bet365, William Hill, Paddy Power or Unibet.
Ladbrokes and Paddy Power have created dedicated sections for betting on lotteries. Ladbrokes offers fixed odds lottos for Euro Lotto, UK Lotto 6 Ball, UK Lotto 7 Ball, 49's 6 Ball, 49's 7 Ball, Irish Lotto 6 Ball, Irish Lotto 7 Ball, N.Y. Lotto 6 Ball, N.Y. Lotto 7 Ball, Spanish Daily Lotto 6 Ball, Spanish Daily Lotto 7 Ball and Spanish Sunday Lotto (on some lotteries there are guaranteed prizes up to 250,000 GBP). Paddy Power has betting types available for 49's, UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, New York, Spain and Germany lotteries.
William Hill doesn't have such a complex lotteries betting offer like Ladbrokes or Paddy Power, but still manages to deliver a decent offer with lotteries from 49's 7 ball, 49's 6 ball, Irish Lotto 6 ball, Irish Lotto 7 ball, N.Y. Lotto 6 ball, N.Y. Lotto 7 ball. The biggest surprise comes from Bet365, which is pretty impressive and has more types of bets and options than any other online bookmaker: there are many lotteries, such as 49s, Irish Lottery, Spanish Lottery, New York Lottery, German Lottery, Canadian Lottery, Australian Lottery, and 4 - 10 types of bets available for each lottery.
The point is that if you want just to hit a couple of numbers, colors or several lotto combinations which can bring you a decent profit, then using an online bookmaker can be the best option. On the other hand, if you want to lower the risk of losing money (lower stakes), win an impressive amount and grab an amazing pot which can change your whole life - then playing at the lottery still remains a good option.
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