Mac Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Is it possible to play the euromillions lottery online in France as I know that you can't buy UK tickets online from here. We tried to find the official website but got a couple that looked legit but weren't (one wanted payment in US dollars) we gave up. Don't want to get ripped off-just want a little flutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 https://www.fdj.fr/jeux/euromillions The FDJ is the official web site for the french loto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon-the-censored Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Sure is possible : https://www.fdj.fr/ Definitely the offical FDJ siteGood luck !Simon :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 My business plan is based on me winning the Euromillions lottery. The problem is that I forget to buy tickets and if by some miracle, I get one in the tabac, I forget to check the numbers. Great business plan, eh?I get to sleep at night, working out how to spend my win. [Www] Mr C doesn't get a look-in.I used to have an idea that if I ever won the lottery, I wouldn't tell anyone. One day, when back in the UK, I was in a pub checking my emails by Wifi and I had a message from Camelot to check my online account as I had a win. I was looking around the pub, wondering whether I would be able to resist telling everyone. Sadly, it was only £10 or so so not even enough to buy everyone there a round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbles Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Been away from UK pubs for a while now but I suspect that £10 wouldn't even be enough to buy your own round these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Yep and with naff interest rates in the UK £1m will get you £5k per year in interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 [quote user="bubbles"]Been away from UK pubs for a while now but I suspect that £10 wouldn't even be enough to buy your own round these days.[/quote]Now in Weatherspoons on a Thursday your £10 will buy two curries and two pints with two pence change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 [quote user="Quillan"]Yep and with naff interest rates in the UK £1m will get you £5k per year in interest.[/quote]Q, you do like bit of propaganda, your statement is totally outrageous . Anybody in the UK with £1m to invest would get a much better return than that. Still don't let the truth get in the way of your fantasies otherwise you might start to regret investing your "all" in France. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon-the-censored Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Wow PaulT - you do know how to enjoy yourself don't you!Simon :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 [quote user="NickP"][quote user="Quillan"]Yep and with naff interest rates in the UK £1m will get you £5k per year in interest.[/quote]Q, you do like bit of propaganda, your statement is totally outrageous . Anybody in the UK with £1m to invest would get a much better return than that. Still don't let the truth get in the way of your fantasies otherwise you might start to regret investing your "all" in France. [:D][/quote]No not really if you want to invest and live off the interest. Most of these accounts have limits if you want 2.5 or 3% interest. If you simply want to live off the interest then your down to 0.5 or 1% if your lucky. You need to read the small print. (Source) Of course if you don't mind locking your money away for five or ten years then its a different matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Q, you know as well as I do; that people who have £1m to invest don't go to high st banks for their financial advice. But of course if thats what you do, so be it. [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 [quote user="NickP"]Q, you know as well as I do; that people who have £1m to invest don't go to high st banks for their financial advice. But of course if thats what you do, so be it. [Www][/quote]I am talking about lottery wins. In the UK, should you be lucky enough to win the UK or Euro Millions lottery an account is opened for you a Coutts and it is their 'advisers' that give you different options as to what you can do with the money. It is explained to you that the the amount of interest gained is proportionate to the amount of risk taken, the higher the risk, the bigger your return. It is also pointed out that with higher risk investments your capital can go down as well as up. It then depends on what you want to do with the money, most people spend on average half and invest whats left to give them an income drawn monthly. With high risk investments it is very difficulty, if not impossible, to draw a monthly income. Coutts interest rates are not too dissimilar RBS as it is them who now own Coutts after they bought Nat West who were their previous owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Your capital can go down with low risk investments as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprogster Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Quillan,HSBC Premier are currently offering 2.9% on a one year fixed deposit, so on a million you would get £29,000.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 [quote user="Quillan"] [quote user="NickP"]Q, you know as well as I do; that people who have £1m to invest don't go to high st banks for their financial advice. But of course if thats what you do, so be it. [Www][/quote]I am talking about lottery wins. In the UK, should you be lucky enough to win the UK or Euro Millions lottery an account is opened for you a Coutts and it is their 'advisers' that give you different options as to what you can do with the money. It is explained to you that the the amount of interest gained is proportionate to the amount of risk taken, the higher the risk, the bigger your return. It is also pointed out that with higher risk investments your capital can go down as well as up. It then depends on what you want to do with the money, most people spend on average half and invest whats left to give them an income drawn monthly. With high risk investments it is very difficulty, if not impossible, to draw a monthly income. Coutts interest rates are not too dissimilar RBS as it is them who now own Coutts after they bought Nat West who were their previous owners.[/quote]You didn't say that at the start, you just said that £1m on naff UK rates would get you £5000 interest, movable goalposts Q [:P] P.S Camelot recomend Drummonds mate. [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon-the-censored Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 It's the first Tuesday Euromillions Draw tonight - 100m€...you've got until 20:30 to enter.Simon :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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