ABSTRACT
To tell th e tru th , p laying lo tto is no t bound to m ake you rich; it m a y , however. G iven th a t only a b o u t 50% of th e to ta l lo tte ry s take is re tu rn ed to th e w inners (no t to speak of taxes on the gains), lo tto is an unfavorable gam e for the to ta l group of p lay ers. A nd for ind iv idual lo tto players, p laying in telligently m eans, a t best, selecting u n po p u la r com binations in o rder to w in m ore on those ra re w inning occasions and th u s do b e tte r in th e long run . In telligen t play is only possible because the m anual b e ttin g th a t prevails leads to th e overplaying m any com binations and, consequently , th e underp lay ing of m any o thers. In th is chap ter, you will learn how to single o u t those underp layed com binations an d assess th e benefits of various s tra teg ies for intelligen t play.
