LottoGo Exposed — Beware the Subscription Button
LottoGo Review
Want to bet on lotteries? Check out LottoGo.com. LottoGo is a former WorldLotteryClub.com and has a bunch of lotteries, games, and scratches. Keep in mind this is about betting and not purchasing lottery tickets. The payout is the same as if you had a ticket in any of the official draws including sharing if there is more than one winner. But if you’re a resident of the United States, don’t look to play here. Anyone else, all bets are on!
Games at LottoGo.com
Players can bet on a bunch of lotteries including US Powerball & Mega Millions, EuroMillions & EuroJackpot, UK Lotto, Australia Oz Lotto, Mon-Wed-Sat Aussie Lotto, Aussie Powerball, Finnish Lotto, German 6aus49, Irish Lotto, SuperEnalotto, Polish Lotto and Swedish Lotto. It’s up to you whether you play your favorite ticket lines or choose quick pics. Players can go for a single play, multi-play, or choose a subscription. LottoGo defaults to automatically play 2 lines though you can delete the second one and simply play one line.
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Scratch Games at LottoGo
LottoGo.com offers a bunch of scratch games including EuroMillions, Gold Hunter, 33 Chances, Horseshoe, and Raid the Piggy Bank – to mention a few. Players can jump in on one game, 10 games, or 20 games. There is a heap to choose from.
And Other Stuff at LottoGo.com
In addition to betting on lotteries and scratchies, LottoGo has a wide range of other casino games including Keno, Blackjack, Roulette, and Poker. There is a demo option on each of the games, but you first have to register to be able to play.
How to Claim Your Winnings
Winnings under £50,000 are paid directly to your LottoGo account. Anything over £50,000 can take up to 40 days while LottoGo.com sorts payments out with their insurer. There is no information on who the insurance company is. Click on “withdraw” and your winnings should be cleared between 3 to 5 working days. There is a minimum withdrawal of £10. However, you put the funds originally in is the way you get them back.
How to Claim a Mega Jackpot?
Though in general, LottoGo says that all winnings are paid in a lump sum less any taxes that would be applicable (like in the case of the US lotteries), winnings over £10 million are not paid out all at once. The first £10 million is paid “as soon as possible” after the draw with the rest of the money paid over 19 yearly payments paid within 7 days of the date of the first payment.
Who Can Play at LottoGo.com?
The only big restriction on playing at LottoGo.com is Location- no one who is a resident of the United States can play – or you are somewhere where it is illegal to play. Okay – you do have to be 18 years or older and legally able to enter a contract. Lottogo.com is available in six languages – English, Chinese (Zhongguo), German, Finish, Polish and Swedish.
Who Owns LottoGo.com?
This site is operated by a company out of the Isle of Man, with a snail mail and email address. There is also an online form. Their published business hours are only Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. GMT. There are no phone numbers to contact them. LottoGo is registered with the Jersey Gambling Commission and UK Gambling Commission.
LottoGo.com & Complaints
Most of the comments by players are about the use of the subscription button. It seems a bunch of people didn’t realize it was ticked and ended up with additional charges.
Why You Should Register With LottoGo
Pros:
Lots of Lotteries to Bet On
Anyone Can Play – Except US Residents
No Commission/Fees on Winnings
Why You Shouldn’t Register With LottoGo
Cons:
Mega Jackpot takes a while to be received
Subscription Button
Deductions include Taxes
Is LottoGo Legit?
One would have thought with betting; the company would be able to set aside the tax issues that affect lotteries, especially because they don’t have to pay the taxes. It’s also not appealing to think that one may have won the mega jackpot but won’t get all the money right away.
This site looks fairly straightforward though beware of the “subscription” button and what you agree to pay.
Anne Simpson
Not happy with this company at all. I signed up last week to what I thought was £5 a week coming out of my account. The first payment was £5 bu I have had another two deductions of £12 each time. I have tried today to get in to cancel my account and guess what!! the page will not open to let me log in. I have tried various ways to get in. I have videoed the page as proof that it is not opening. I have emailed the support page to tell them to cancel my subscription and I will also advise my bank. I feel this was a con.
I have been well and truly scammed by this company and as I can see from reviews I am not the only one. I in no way subscribed to anything but that didn’t stop them taking money out every week and I think now, having read the terms and conditions I understand how. This is what I think. When a player enters their bank details to play any one game once, they tick the terms and conditions and are automatically subscribed. I also read that it says you can cancel the subscription at any time but this is not true. You have to give 7 days notice but that is not the end. It later says that if you can not cancel deposits without their consent. Effectively handing them a blank cheque and having control over your money. I would have thought that illegal. They do have a phone number if you want to call their office I think it is offshore. My hint is to investigate them via their offshore offices. They are supposedly regulated but going through the process would be long and lengthy. They have been investigated by the Advertising Standards Agency though I believe for lack of transparency but not sure. Do your research. Perhaps a group of people that feel they have been scammed should form a group to recover disputed transactions.
Steven
They didn’t pay out a small win this prompted me to check previous draws I had entered.
On finding a few other small wins unpaid I went to online chat where I was asked to be more specific and a few other pointless questions, so I go back to check my game history and surprise surprise it isn’t there any more. This makes me think it happens on a large scale. My opinion is this company is run by criminals
Judi
Was supposedly subscribed on a rolling subscription. I do not use internet banking and all my bank statements were online. I asked them to give me a paper statement. It was only then that I realized that 5 payments had been taken this month and when I phoned my bank they saw payments had been taken for a year. They have stopped them accessing the account. They are also writing to them. There is no telephone number to call. I live chatted them and they said they have cancelled my subscription. I do not trust them. I shall be reporting them to trading standards tomorrow.
Darren Farrell
A dangerous gimmick that’s set up to steal from you.
You cannot change the settings they pre programme into account.
They enter you into the syndicate without your permission
They set up repeat play without your agreement.
They take pre-approved funds that you do not authorise, from your account.
You cannot withdraw monies from the account.
They need stopping.
Ian Ritchie
It’s a good idea in theory, but let’s look at the EuroMillions ‘syndicate’ I signed up for.
After an introductory offer at £1 for 4 draws, the subscription price was £3.50 per draw.
For this, you’re getting a share of the winnings from 55 tickets.
However…
* Every ticket has the same numbers and only the bonus balls change per line.
* You only get 1/150th of the winnings (not the 1/55 share you would get from being in a regular lottery syndicate)
* You pay 40% more per draw than a regular ticket costs (£3.50 instead of £2.50)
* You don’t actually get any lottery tickets – this is just a straight out gamble on the lottery numbers and any big wins would be paid out over a long period of time (though as this is a business, I don’t believe there is anything to prevent them from folding in the event they could not afford to pay out a substantial sum)
In short – you’re paying more for less.
You could join a regular syndicate for a 40% lower stake and 3 times the payout; with any winnings guaranteed.
It just doesn’t make sense to risk your jackpot longshot on this; particularly when there is no number variation in the LottoGo ‘syndicate’.
The largest variable to your odds of winning are the 5 main balls (significantly moreso than the ‘lucky stars’).
So when all 55 ‘lines’ have the exact same numbers – this is just the bookmakers way of minimising your odds of winning anything.
It certainly isn’t in YOUR favour to have the same numbers 55 times; so consider this before subscribing.