Lotto has always been fascinating for me. When I was a child, my mother used to go to the kiosk around the corner to give her tips. Somehow I was always curious about which numbers she would choose next and the best moment was when I could always determine the last three numbers of each field. Then came the waiting for the draw and each time you somehow had in mind that the huge sums that were mentioned could soon belong to you. All this could only be done by making a small deposit that could grow millions of times over. Even as an adult I have remained faithful to lottery playing and to this day I bet my tips every week. I used to be in every draw, but now I only bet on Wednesday’s lottery, so it just happened.

But I still don’t go to the kiosk regularly anymore, because it’s much easier to give a tip on the internet from home. Here I am long regular customer with Tipp24.com in addition, already with other offerers tried me. At Lotto.de I have also made several bets and now and then I am still a guest here. This has no special reason, because I enjoy here simply the alternation and keep also always on the lookout for other offers, which bring possibly also still another good deal with themselves. Most of the time I play from home, because I just don’t like typing around on a smartphone, which is probably the reason why I don’t have one. Every now and then I also drop a tip from the office, but this has become rather rare lately.

I don’t always follow the same approach to strategy. Sometimes I type the same numbers in all blocks and hope for coincidence. On other days I only use numbers as different as possible to increase the range of possibilities. I’ve played systems with others, too, and I was even able to make small profits that at least covered my expenses. Usually I type for myself, because whether on the screen or in the kiosk, it reminds me somehow of my childhood. Maybe not a good strategy for many, but I’m someone who still relies on his luck for the most part. But my stakes are quite limited, if I have to put a figure on it, then my monthly lottery expenses are around 35 euros. Only with very large winning sums I go already once more risk. My highest expenditure in this area was then also 185 euros, whereby this tip with different strategies also earned me a profit of 2,200 euros. This was a foursome and therefore I go with large amounts always somewhat more into the Vollen.

On the other hand, however, I have to say that my highest loss to date has been around 130 euros. All tips on these notes were negative and brought me thus nothing. After that I kept my fingers off it for several weeks, but the loss was part of the game and I just didn’t want to let the fun spoil.

By the way, I don’t only participate in the pure 6 out of 49, but also play other variants like the Euro million or the Eurojackpot. Also here I could win already small amounts. My highest profit at the Euro million was 1500 Euro. I then put these into the renovation of my study. My wife is also a lottery player, so we are happy to spend an evening together and discuss our chances. Then we share our tips and wait together for the result.

I prefer to make my deposits on the online platforms via Paypal, if it is available. Unfortunately, not many providers use this payment service because there are regulations that Paypal may not be used for gambling. Therefore my favorite – I may be old-fashioned – is still the good old direct debit. I don’t have a credit card and in the end I’m really glad that I never let my bank persuade me to sign a contract. Some times I have also paid via Sofortüberweisung, but this system is not really to my taste, because here a private company is granted insight into my account. Therefore, I prefer to keep my distance from this, if only for the reason that I don’t know whether the data are really used in other ways. For me, the direct debit is a safe way to pursue my pleasure and I really don’t think it plays a role, as the tip is received immediately after I have confirmed and whether the booking is now made one or two days later is not relevant. If something should go wrong and a tip is not evaluated correctly, I at least have the possibility to get the money back immediately.

Every now and then I also bet on Sofort lotteries on the net, which promise me a quick profit. However, this is rarely the case and I have never been able to win one of the large sums for me. My favorite game in this context is to sink ships, because it is so beautifully linked to reality that I can’t really escape the charm of this offer. I also play bingo from time to time and have managed to win 237 Euros. That’s why I often come back to this game, especially when the jackpots don’t seem so attractive to me.

Basically, it’s a good feeling when I think about playing the lottery. Maybe it’s the memories from my childhood, but I think it’s the little thrill when the numbers are drawn on Wednesday. A little adrenaline builds up here, even if you’ve only invested 10 Euros. But even today there is still the possibility to take one of the big winnings home with you and I wouldn’t want to miss this chance in any way. If I sit in front of the computer and give there my tips, then I have the perhaps utopian conception, which I will begin soon everything with my profit. But isn’t that what gambling is all about? I’ve never spent too much on gambling in my life and I avoid gambling halls because I don’t see any sense in that. But lotto is something where you can still calculate the odds, however small they may be. It is this mathematical circumstance that excites me to be perhaps the one of millions who can find happiness here.

I can also give advice to others. If you type, you shouldn’t always take your supposed lucky numbers, but simply want to start typing. The probability of taking a win home with you is higher if the range of numbers is considerably scattered, because the computer selects by chance and does not follow any system. Therefore, in my opinion, it makes little sense to type according to a system, because the same numbers that fell last week can also reappear next time or never again.

 
Experience report written by Sven, 42 years, from Aschersleben