Even though they’re forced to compete more and more with online scratchcards, tickets bought at the newsagent still sell quite well. Very often, the neighbourhood newsagent is the best place to play scratchcards. After all, it’s guaranteed that there will be a wide range of media available to you, even if the prizes to be won are not always very appealing.
Because, quite simply, nothing can compare to the feeling you get when you scratch the watermarked part of the ticket using a coin! In all likelihood, physical scratchcards appeal mostly to older players who are collectors at heart. But they’re not only the only ones.
It’s clear that it is still worthwhile to buy a scratchcard at the nearest tobacconist because, in the first place, it helps the local economy and in second place, it’s an opportunity to connect with those that matter to us. The practice of playing of Irish National Lottery games of chance at a kiosk is something very human in and of itself: it’s a chance to socialize and to make new friends.
The potential prizes to be won from paper scratchcards vary greatly. A scratchcard like Cashword Pink may offer 300,000€ in winnings while the unbeatable €4 Million Purple is tied to a jackpot of €4,000,000. Other tickets have however smaller jackpots and it should also be noted that distribution of winning tickets does not favour the player. Indeed, out of 40,000 tickets distributed, only one will score the big jackpot. The remainder of the prize money is spread out regressively. In any case, it’s generally well known that the payout rate of Irish National Lottery games is below that of its competitors.
Finally, it’s worth noting that the range scratchcards from the Game Store are also available on the Irish National Lottery website. Besides, did you know that each edition of a ticket from the Irish National Lottery may be sold up to 90 million times within the same year? That says a lot about the success of these games and the special place they hold in the hearts of Irish people.
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