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Good points. It looks as though a new structure and philosophy would be needed to overcome the weaknesses in the present system. Maybe that's not a bad idea as when the Lottery was first up there was a great deal of opposition from the labour party and the church , who were both opposed to any form of gambling , which resulted in many compromises. In fact no one won the jackpot for, I think, the first 3 weeks and then £18 million was paid out to one person which establised a precedent and expectations.