Healthy Play Habits
Keeping track of your play is a healthy way to PlayWise.
Setting a time and money limit is a healthy way to PlayWise.
Balancing gambling with other forms of entertainment is a healthy way to PlayWise.
How the Games Work
Gambling Myths and Facts
Myth:
I have been playing this machine for hours. It’s due to pay out.
Fact:
You could play forever. It won’t matter. As with all games of chance, the outcomes are completely random. You can’t predict when a win will occur. Every spin has the exact same chance of being a winner or loser.
Myth:
If I press the buttons in a certain order or complete other rituals, my chances of winning increase.
Fact:
You can have a ritual, but it won’t affect the outcome. Plays can’t be influenced in any way.
Myth:
If I play Lotto 6/49 regularly for many years, I’m bound to make a profit over time.
Fact:
There’s no predicting wins or losses ever. The best plan is thinking of the lottery as entertainment, not to make money.
Myth:
I was only one number away from a big win; so I really should keep on playing.
Fact:
A losing ticket is a losing ticket, no matter how close it came to the winning numbers. There’s no predicting a win. Your chances remain the same every time you play.
Myth:
Retailers must know which tickets are winners, so they sell them to friends, family or staff.
Fact:
Retailers don’t know. Our employees don’t know. The ticket designers, printers and distributors don’t know. Our strict security procedures ensure that no one knows.
