TESTIMONIAL 5: Playing lottery in a lottery syndicate Playing lottery has been revamped with the concept of a lottery syndicate. The lottery syndicate is a group of people who play the lottery together as an individual entity. The players join this lottery syndicate and play together. The amount collected from various players is collected by the owner of the lottery syndicate. This amount is used to buy maximum number of lottery tickets. All the tickets purchased by the group are owned by the whole group. Hence, whatever may be the wining prize; it is distributed equally amongst the members. Though this can be a smaller portion for each of the members, the losing chances are reduced considerably. One of such lottery syndicate is Virtual World Direct. This is an e- lottery group which allows the members all over the world to join the syndicate. The lottery syndicate makes small syndicate of 49 members each. Thus, the Virtual World Direct is a collection of several syndicate groups. The function of Virtual World Direct When the players join the Virtual World Direct, they are given a unique set of syndicate numbers. This set comprises of five numbers. The players are also given an extra variable number. This number helps in increasing the chances of winning. The players are provided a separate place in the small syndicate of 49 members. Though the syndicate is not full, the players are still allowed to play the draw. They can participate in Lotto or EuroMillions. The players' membership is valid for a year. Players can play for the complete duration or can drop out before that. The players simply register with the website, and no contract is made between the player and Virtual World Direct. Along with this, the player can change the profile at any time. The account made by the player on the website is used to deposit the winning amount. The member is informed about the winning amount via e-mail. The member can redeem the deposited amount even after the cancellation of the membership. However, if the membership is cancelled before the draw, then he cannot claim for the winning amount of this draw. The members are asked to pay the initial registration fees. If the members fail to do this then the members' syndicate place is cancelled. This is informed to the member via e-mail. Safety measures by the Virtual World Direct lottery syndicate The members have to enter their personal details while registering with the Virtual World Direct lottery syndicate. The payment for the registration fees is done through a credit or debit card. The winning prize cash is transferred into the account through electronic medium. The Virtual World Direct takes complete care about the safety of the personal details of the members. The credit card numbers and other personal information are encoded by the website. Hence, it is accessible to the website authorities only. The members can change their personal details any time. They simply have to request to the Member website. The website support system is available 24 hours a day. |