WHY PLAYING OTHER CASINO GAMES CAN MAKE YOU A BETTER LOTTERY PLAYER

It is very important to follow a specific strategy when picking your lottery numbers. Not all strategies are the same, but in the end, you hope you're sticking with the one that will reap you the most benefits.

Sometimes following old standards and tried-and-tested lottery strategies is simply not enough. That's why if you want to gain an outside edge in picking the right numbers, it is also important to play different games like chess, poker, Sudoku, and casino games such as roulette. Those games can make you sharper and teach you something along the way that you can later apply to your own personal lottery strategy.

THE BASICS

There are many simple strategies that lottery enthusiasts employ. The majority of players fall into one of two categories: Quick Pick vs. Own Picks. Backers of the “Quick Pick” lottery selections are firm believers that complete randomness is the way to go, and that only a computer can effectively be random. However, there are many others who believe that picking numbers based on their own strategy is the way to go.

Lottery Wheels are playing various combinations of numbers. It is a popular strategy and requires a deeper bankroll, but there is some scientific proof behind its methods, such as the Brazilian color wheel. Renato Gianella, a mathematician from Brazil, conducted a study on the lottery. He described his findings as the “Geometry of Chance” and he created a color-coded system where you pick your numbers based on specific color codes.

Many lottery players prefer to stick to personal numbers like their mother's birthday or the jersey number of their favorite football player. Other players avoid birthday numbers because thepublic loves numbers from 1 to 12 and 1 to 31.

Joining a lottery pool is a way to get the most bang for your buck, especially if you have a limited bankroll.

Sector analysis, tracking how many numbers hit in a specific sector (low, mid, high) of numbers, is another popular method. Basic strategy for a pick 6 involves spreading out your numbers equally over three sectors, or picking two numbers each in the low sector, mid sector, and high sector.

Tracking hot and cold numbers is a method many veterans like to use. Some of them prefer to play the hot numbers because of the higher frequency of appearance, while others will fade the hot numbers and opt for the cold numbers because they are due to hit… eventually.

If you have been playing the lottery for a while, then you've come across different methods and strategy systems. Since there's not a ton of breakthrough lottery strategy information out there, you should look outside of the lottery realm to sharpen your skills.

CHESS

Chess makes you think several moves ahead. Chess requires analytical and long-term thinking, but you also have to think on your feet and react to any opponents' abrupt or unorthodox moves.

Playing the lottery feels like you're playing alone or solo, but in reality you face millions of opponents. You have to outthink the entire herd of other lottery players. How do you do that? For one, you have to learn how to think several moves ahead, and that comes down to being better educated and better prepared than your opponents. You should pay close attention to any new strategies or innovations on the horizon. You also might want to bolster you basic understanding of statistics. There are plenty of free courses available online and in videos on YouTube.

ROULETTE AND CASINO GAMES

Roulette and other casino games like craps and blackjack can also help you become a stronger lottery player. Roulette is very similar to playing the lottery. In fact, some of the earliest lotteries involved a spinning wheel, similar to roulette.

Instead of hitting six numbers in the lottery, you're trying to hit a single number in roulette. Many of the roulette strategies are similar to the lottery like sector tracking analysis or tracking odd/even numbers. Also, monitoring the frequency of red and black is similar to frequency tracking in picking hot/cold lottery numbers.

There are multiple popular roulette strategies, from simply betting the same numbers or favorite numbers to spreading chips around the board to cover different sectors of numbers.

SUDOKU

Math games like Sudoku are perfect brain exercises. Your brain is like a muscle. And much like a marathon runner who trains daily, you need to keep your brain alert. It's easy to do by playing simple math games and other exercises.

Sudoku keeps the mind sharp. Plus it's fun! You never want to have a cloudy or foggy mind when you are making your lottery picks, so keep your mind sharp and body healthy.

POKER

Poker is also a fun game to play in real life or online. You need to understand basic math to play poker, so it translates well into the Lottery realm. Poker gets you used to seeing patterns over the long haul and to not obsess over short-term results. Over the long run, you can gain an edge over your fellow lottery players, but sometimes it's not so easy to see that precise advantage until you look at things over the long haul.

The professional poker world also has a system in place in which some players can be staked by backers. That means other people have a vested interest in the outcome of an individual session, or a tournament. Being staked in poker has some similarities to joining a lottery syndicate and pooling your money/picks with a group of other lottery players (typically co-workers or family members).

Poker pros often seek out value by playing unpopular games. Some of the most successful poker players have become experts by playing niche forms of poker like Omaha Hi/Lo.

Sometimes that's where you will find the most profitability by playing games and limits that the public is not exactly looking at. The most savvy lottery players will seek out and play some of the lesser known or not-as-popular lottery games and times.

SECRETS FROM A 7-TIME WINNER

Richard Lustig won the lottery seven times and even wrote a book about being a professional lottery player. Here's the multi-time lottery champion sharing some advice....

ALWAYS BE LEARNING

You should always be on the lookout for any new lottery innovations. At the same time, you should think outside the box and play different games. Chess, poker, Sudoku, and casino games such as roulette can make you a sharper gambler and teach you something about yourself in the process.