Cost of playing National Lottery to double

I admit for a while now I've let myself get caught in this clever scheme, they make a huge publicity event of the big winners making people think they are missing the chance of a lifetime if they aren't "in it". The reality is that you are more likely to get hit by a bus as you come out of the shop after buying your ticket than actually win a large sum. The government are getting a nice bit of extra revenue out of peoples vain attempts to get somewhere, so now Camelot must think we are more desperate than ever and will suffer the increase regardless - WRONG - thank you Camelot, you have just made me think about this in a light of day kind of way, I wont be giving you any more of my hard earned. Hope you all get made redundant ( or at the very least, lose your bonuses).

I always play a line and plus 5 it just to give it a few chances. Costs £2 a throw. So if that now will cost £4 a throw then it's bye bye National Lottery and I'll just play the Euro millions instead. Less turn over for Camelot, less wages, less bonuses. Okay the odds are worse but the prize for the National lottery has become less and less due to the Euromillions and the odds of even getting a small win are being made even worse with the price increase. Worse deal and worse odds mean I may as well flutter on even worse overall odds with the Euromillions but at least if you win then you can buy a small chunk of Switzerland just for fun.

As babyhk says, the lottery should be just a flutter, for a minimal amount. As soon as they start to double the cost of a line, it no longer becomes a flutter, but a serious drain on resources. Take someone who pays £5 for five lines on a Wednesday and Saturday. They spend £10 a week. Suddenly this will double to £20. We might not miss a tenner, but could we say the same for £20? £20? That is the average cost of a Chinese Takeaway. It all boils down to what you get for your money. People don't mind spending £10 for a slim chance of winning a life changing amount of money, but they are more likely to begrudge spending more for a chance of winning less of a life changing amount. This is supposed to be a bit of fun. A chance to win big with a very small investment. As soon as it starts biting into our hard earned cash, it no longer becomes fun.