Lottery Ticket Sales Jump $300m as People Look to Solve their Financial Difficulties


	Lottery Ticket Sales Jump $300m as People Look to Solve their Financial Difficulties

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10-23-2008 7:08 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/700c87d3-41c5-44c2-a080-3aa3f802707c/365925D8-3F29-4D0C-9F76-FC1AA421E349/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.money.co.uk/article/1001746-lottery-ticket-sales-jump-181-million-pounds-as-brits-look-to-solve-their-financial-difficulties.htm" href="http://www.money.co.uk/article/1001746-lottery-ticket-sales-jump-181-million-pounds-as-brits-look-to-solve-their-financial-difficulties.htm" style="font-size: 11px;">www.money.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.money.co.uk/article/1001746-lottery-ticket-sales-jump-181-million-pounds-as-brits-look-to-solve-their-financial-difficulties.htm"><B>New figures reveal a credit-crunch driven £181million increase in National Lottery ticket sales in just 6 months.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.money.co.uk/article/1001746-lottery-ticket-sales-jump-181-million-pounds-as-brits-look-to-solve-their-financial-difficulties.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.money.co.uk/img/39F18217-DE5A-4687-AE75-C8AE7067B920" alt="Brits Spend £2559million on Lottery Tickets in Just 6 Months" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.money.co.uk/article/1001746-lottery-ticket-sales-jump-181-million-pounds-as-brits-look-to-solve-their-financial-difficulties.htm"><P>Penny-pinched Brits are looking to the National Lottery for an answer to their current financial difficulties.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.money.co.uk/article/1001746-lottery-ticket-sales-jump-181-million-pounds-as-brits-look-to-solve-their-financial-difficulties.htm"><P>Figures released this week by Camelot, the lottery operator, revealed that the UK spent a massive £2,559million on lottery tickets in the half year leading up to 27th September, 2008. This represents a massive £181million, or 7.6% increase in ticket sales over the period.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.money.co.uk/article/1001746-lottery-ticket-sales-jump-181-million-pounds-as-brits-look-to-solve-their-financial-difficulties.htm"><P>According to the operator now over 70% of the UK adult population play the lottery on a regular basis, with each of us spending an average of £3 a week on lotto draws and scratch cards.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.money.co.uk/article/1001746-lottery-ticket-sales-jump-181-million-pounds-as-brits-look-to-solve-their-financial-difficulties.htm"><P>The popularity of automated subscription services that ensure that a player will never miss a draw are growing exponentially with a 32% increase in uptake seen over the 6 month period. 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