Oz Lotto syndicate tickets at work
This hits close to home because we started a syndicate at the cafe where I work and I honestly have no idea if my name is on anything 😅 The boss just collects everyone's A$ few bucks and buys the ticket, but she never showed us the actual entry. Is there a proper way to do this, like do I need proof I paid in, or is it just trust?
Also genuinely wondering how the prize gets split if we win. Does each person get paid separately or does one person get the lot and hand it out? Sorry if that's a dumb question, go easy on me, still new to all this 🙏
FreoBlue, get a photo of the actual ticket or the entry receipt before the draw. Once the numbers land, "trust me mate" is worth nothing. We run one at my old workplace and the bloke holding it screenshots every Oz Lotto entry into a group chat, no screenshot no share. Same discipline as wagering: verify your position or don't hand over the A$ 💸
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Seen this go wrong once at a place I worked years back, half the fellas paid in, ticket got bought, and nobody could prove who was on it. The screenshot idea is dead right, FreoBlue, get your name written against the entry before draw night, even a text message saying "you're on line 4" beats nothing. Two bucks of goodwill can turn into a court argument quick enough. Ah well, we grind on 😉
Maybe I'm being dumb but what does "entry receipt" actually mean? 😅 Is that the paper thing the newsagency prints out, or just the online confirmation? Our work mob do the same as FreoBlue's, cash in a jar, and I've never seen any proof I'm on it 🙈
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MaxBetLife, both count mate. The printed slip from the newsagency or the online confirmation with the entry number on it, either one proves you bought that line. We did the same trick at my depot years back: bloke holding the ticket texts everyone "you're on game X of Tuesday's Oz Lotto" with a photo of the entry, and that text alone would get you paid if the syndicate ever had a win. A$ in a jar with no paperwork? That's just trust with holes in it 😄
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@FreoDad yeah this is the way, my old depot mob did the same trick with a photo of the ticket in the group chat every Friday arvo 😅 saved so many "did I pay this week?" arguments. If the organiser can flash the entry history with confirmation numbers, trust me nobody at the office can ghost you when the big one lands 🤑🎰
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Had this exact thing with a syndicate I was in, the organiser could pull up the full entry history on their online account, every line listed with who paid what, and that settled any argument on the spot. If your mob's doing cash in a jar with no name against it, you've got sweet nothing if the ticket's a winner and someone gets greedy. Getting the receipt screenshot into the group chat before draw night is the cheapest insurance you'll ever buy.
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This thread is making me nervous for our own work syndicate 😅 nobody's ever shown me a receipt either, just "yeah you're on it, trust me". If we ever won the grand I reckon half the office would suddenly forget who paid 🙈 So the online entry history thing, could the organiser literally show each person their own line before the draw, not after? That seems like the way to sort it upfront 🙏
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yeah this thread scared me straight ngl 😅 we do the same jar thing at my job and I just realised I've never seen the actual ticket either. got onto the organiser today and she's pulling up her entry history for me, every line with the confirmation number, so I'm finally gonna have it in writing. trust me counts for nothing when there's a few mil on the line, half the office would go deaf remembering who chipped in 🙈 get the receipt people, takes two seconds and saves a lifetime of arguing. ah well, better late than never
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@DiamondGG1999 good on ya for actually asking, most blokes never do. Just remember the entry history proves she bought it, not that your names on every line 😏
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@DiamondGG1999 good on ya for actually asking, most blokes never do. Just remember the entry history proves she bought it, not that your names on every line 😏
@Cronulla spot on, entry history alone won't cut it if there's a dispute. We ran an office syndicate for years, photo of the physical ticket in the group chat before every draw, plus a simple spreadsheet of who paid what that week. Never had a drama. Same bankroll discipline I run on the pokies: sort the paper trail before the money moves, not after 😅
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@DiamondGG1999 good on ya for actually asking, most blokes never do. Just remember the entry history proves she bought it, not that your names on every line 😏
@Cronulla yeah that's the bit most people miss, entry history just shows whose account it went through. Same with our old office syndicate, the ticket photo in the chat plus who chipped in that week ended any argument before it started. If you're putting in A$10 a draw, get the receipt too, costs nothing 🔥
Cronulla makes a fair point there, get her to flick you the actual ticket photo too, not just the entry history, then you're covered both ways 😅 our footy club syndicate does a group chat pic every draw and zero dramas in years. Wouldn't trust a "yeah mate you're on it" from anyone, seen too many blokes forget who paid after a few at the RSL 🙈
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Bit lost here 😅 is a photo of the ticket enough or do our names need to actually be on the entry? Still learning all this.
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@Cairns_South names never go on an Oz Lotto entry, so don't stress about that part. What actually protects you is a paper trail: photo of the ticket in the chat before the draw, plus a running list of who chipped in that week. We did the same at my last workplace and it saves you arguing over a A$2 share versus a A$50 one later.
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Bit lost here 😅 is a photo of the ticket enough or do our names need to actually be on the entry? Still learning all this.
@Cairns_South photo of the ticket plus a chat record of who paid that week is enough in practice, names don't go on entries. We did both at my old work, no dramas.
@Cairns_South photo of the ticket plus a chat record of who paid that week is enough in practice, names don't go on entries. We did both at my old work, no dramas.
@Wollongong_True same at my old casual job, photo in the group chat every week, zero dramas 🙌 reckon keep the receipts a few months just in case 😅
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@Cairns_South names never go on an Oz Lotto entry, so don't stress about that part. What actually protects you is a paper trail: photo of the ticket in the chat before the draw, plus a running list of who chipped in that…
OMG @Grinder_Hunter, that paper trail thing sounds so sensible!! 😅 It’s weird thinking someone could just take the money if we don’t have proof, even if the lotto company is totally fine. Is there like a limit on how long we need to keep those receipts or photos, just so I know? 🥺
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Photo in the group chat before the draw is all we ever did, kept mine about six months and never needed them. Bankroll discipline applies to syndicates too, set the weekly chip in and stick to it 😄
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