| This is the seventh article in the Lotto Lies series. | | | | board for everyone to see. These initial odds are |
| There seems to be no shortage of skeptics and critics | | | | absolutely vital to the financial success of the track as |
| who enjoy expressing their disdain at the use of | | | | they are carefully chosen to insure a certain Margin for |
| Lottery Software to improve a player's chances of | | | | the track. But, did you ever ask yourself, where those |
| winning the lottery. The standard fare of criticisms runs | | | | odds came from to begin with. The tracks computers |
| something like this: | | | | determined the odds for the race base upon the past |
| • There couldn't be any lottery trends because it's | | | | performance of the horses, the jockeys and a whole |
| a random draw. | | | | host of other factors. |
| • The states make sure that everyone has the | | | | Many professional race track gamblers use their own |
| same chance of winning the lottery. | | | | software to handicap the races. They do this to |
| • There is no possible advantage because it's a | | | | determine their betting strategy; to improve their |
| fair game. | | | | chances of winning. Is this cheating? NO. It's smart. |
| • Using a computer to find the lottery numbers to | | | | He's at the Thirty, the Twenty, He's Going to Go All |
| play is no better than using tarot cards, Ouija board or | | | | the Way! |
| a fortune teller. | | | | I know, I know. You're asking, 'What does football have |
| Even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the | | | | to do with the lottery?' Well, actually quite a lot. Did you |
| contrary, from the analysis of the histories of winning | | | | ever wonder how the NFL teams determine who they |
| numbers from every lottery, the skeptics and critics fall | | | | want to draft? You guessed it; Computer Software. |
| back on what they think is their trump card. Using | | | | Their computers analyze the past performance, stats |
| Lottery Software is cheating. That's Lotto Lie #7; the | | | | and scouting reports of hundreds of college football |
| subject of this, the final article in the Lotto Lies series. | | | | players. The decisions the teams make, based upon |
| Lotto Lie #7 - Using Lottery Software is cheating. | | | | their computer analysis, are crucial to their future |
| In previous articles in this series, I've given a few | | | | success. But, is it cheating? Of course not. But, |
| examples that address the question of the existence | | | | analyzing the past performance stats of all those NFL |
| of lottery trends. It's one of my favorite topics. But, in | | | | wannabees is smart. |
| this article, I'm going to resist that temptation and focus | | | | Now, I could go on and on. There is no shortage of |
| on this cheating question. | | | | examples I could use to bring home my point. But, |
| It's an absolute certainty that a Serious Lottery Player, | | | | there is a caveat to this discussion that I must address. |
| properly using a quality Lottery Software product, can | | | | Buyer Beware |
| improve their chances of winning the lottery. But, is that | | | | The software you purchase must be the Best Lottery |
| cheating? NO. Properly preparing yourself before a | | | | Software. You see, unfortunately, there are many bad |
| game isn't cheating; it's smart. | | | | apples in the Lottery Software business. If you do an |
| The Dow opened at ... | | | | internet search on Lottery Software, you will find no |
| Stock Market investing firms around the world have | | | | end to the number of vendors marketing their wares. |
| spent Billions of dollars on software that analyzes the | | | | To be honest, most of it is junk, trash, garbage and a |
| OHLC of every stock available for sale. Prior to, during | | | | total waste of money. That's why most Serious |
| and after every trading day, traders use that software | | | | Lottery Players end up purchasing several different |
| to analyze every bit of data in order to make good | | | | software products before they finally find one that's |
| decisions for the next day. For these Wall Street firms, | | | | worth the money. In fact, in a recent survey this |
| security to protect their huge investment in software, is | | | | question was asked, 'How many lottery software |
| paramount. Why? If everyone had access to their | | | | products do you own?' The average of all of the |
| software, they wouldn't have any advantage. | | | | responses was 4. That means that most serious |
| So, what is it they do with their software? They | | | | lottery players wasted their time and money on 4 |
| analyze what has happened in the past in order to | | | | other products before they found the one they like. |
| help them predict what will happen in the future. The | | | | So, if you are in the market for lottery software, be |
| Best Lottery Software analyzes the past winning | | | | very careful. There are only about 4 or 5 decent |
| lottery numbers to help the player make better picks in | | | | products on the market. Buying the Best Lottery |
| the next drawing. So, I ask the critics, 'Why is it fair for | | | | Software will save you time, money and frustration in |
| Wall Street, but not on Main Street? | | | | the end. |
| Put $100 on My Horse to Win, Place or Show. | | | | I hope you enjoyed the Lotto Lies series of articles |
| So, what does Horse Racing have to do with the | | | | and found them useful. More lottery articles on the |
| lottery? A Lot! It's called handicapping. Prior to a race, | | | | way, so check back often. |
| the starting odds for the race appear on the TOTE | | | | |