There’s not a lotto love for the national lottery
No wonder Camelot plan big shake-up
National Lottery bosses may be looking to slash the odds of winning but that won’t encourage Ruglonians to spare their pocket change.
Due to disappointing sales of tickets and the reported one sixth of players giving up on the game, Camelot has revealed plans to shake-up the Lotto.
But as we took to the streets of Rutherglen this week, locals admitted they would rather spend their money on something else.
“I’ve not bought one in years,” said Margaret Maclennan, 60. “But I do pay into the Macmillan Lottery because my mum and dad were both diagnosed with cancer. I think that’s a much more worthwhile cause.
“To me, there is too much money going out to the wrong causes. With less people buying them, I think there are more people who feel the same.”
Iain Robertson, 67, from Burnside found success once and stopped playing altogether.
He explained: “I have only ever bought one ticket in my life and that was back when it started 20 or so years ago.
“I won £77 and I thought I may as well quit while I’m ahead. I won’t be buying another one. It is a voluntary tax and I pay enough tax as it is.”
Burnside’s Bill Shackleton, 90, said: “I don’t believe in the lottery. I think it’s a tax for the poorer people. I don’t buy into it at all.”
Blairbeth resident Stewart Macdonald, 65, agreed: “If the odds are one in however many million, then what chance have you got in winning? And they’ve put the price up to £2.”
I have only bought one ticket in my life. I won £77 and won’t buy another Iain Robertson