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Joined: Mar '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 55 (M)
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Wow, i am living in the luckiest country in the world!! I haven't noticed much luck around this way lately so i would like to see who actually done this survey!! My time must be due?
Joined: Oct '08
Location: Germany
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 2025
well i think this so called luck list represents aswell the skill factor of a (poker) nation. UK, US leading. i always have respect whenever i play against a UK player. if he does a move, you can be sure there is something behind, unlike germans - see 7th place. not seeing canada on the "luck" list doesnt surprise me, the worst players ive ever met there is always work behind luck.
Lets start my rant... 1. The metric is incomplete, there looks to be a divided by population factor. 2. Taken into account that a lot of the countries listed have no lotto or equivalent, many countries are not listed, so totally skewed and screwed. and finally... 3. The UK is not a country however they union has spent millions of pounds improving their sporting performance. 3P rant over gl mobsters
Joined: May '08
Location: Lithuania
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 10090
so let me get this straight:
USA vs GB:
US of A has roughly: * 4 x more summer medals * 3x more total medals * 25% more sporting events winners * 6x bigger biggest lottery win and only lags in terms of rainfall (30-35% less) and reality tv show winners (2x, but not sure about this metric at all, maybe in uk there's just more of them)
and still comes in 2nd...
and what about Egypt sitting there in 6th higher than Germany even though it lags in all criteria, and sometimes in the region of 20x or 30x??? wtf?
Joined: Jan '17
Location: Lithuania
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This is a good joke nothing more, not understand now the amount of rain in the country has anything to do with luck , what about sunshine level, what about crime rate, what about how much on average people earn, what about unemployment level and lots of other factors
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
Age: 47 (F)
Posts: 14136
It is one of these studies done from people who have times to spent, consuming it with nonsense By reading the article rules etc one can see, that this can be a joke only. It was a waste reading this "scientific report"
Joined: Jun '11
Location: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Age: 45 (M)
Posts: 223
Lol very good article and if you have to believe in luck, we also have to know that it plays a very important role ... many players play for simple fun and live winning.
Or, para-phrasing above, advertising for the UK market, not a joke just a poorly conceived and terrible implementation of a marketing strategy only targeted to the UK.
Aussie is quite lucky, NZ rules all though, come and have a look!
lol I have no idea what the amount of rainfall per year has to do with the country being lucky or not... Rain falls where clouds form. Clouds form from water condensation. Water comes from the ocean. UK is an island. So yeah, I doubt luck is involved in this particular stat it's more about geography. lmao
I was more surprised at this table japan .... billion more than winning the lottery? how is that possible ?????????? I never heard of such a huge benefit as if he had been he would have written about it on the net .... or I missed something ..... or no gain in the currency ... or a typo in the table
Joined: Jan '13
Location: Philippines
Age: 57 (F)
Posts: 857
well probably it is ,as many players wishes to win and i think uk players play a good and smart decisions in all different type of games of poker yup!!!take good care of your skills guys have fun and enjoy the rest of the day thanks!!!
Joined: Mar '14
Location: Japan
Age: 50 (M)
Posts: 8946
According to 888poker study? Who have done this research? It is a very unique study, but people generally do not give any credit to the report or research paper that contains uncorrected grammatical or spelling errors.
Edited by Tony_MON7ANA (18 February 2017 @ 13:43 GMT)
Joined: May '08
Location: Lithuania
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now coming back to the list, i diligently analysed the countries that occupy this highly prestigious list and then the real horror story unfolded right before my eyes if i dare to say so... they managed to miss North Korea hello!!! what gives? i suspect that this list is at least partially rigged.
Joined: Jan '13
Location: Philippines
Age: 57 (F)
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yup i think so far enough that uk is most greatest but how about worst than ever ?we should all know that its a gambling sites that all runs out with money some stay in ,some stays out.only 1 wins rest bunch of tears
maybe it's a study done in order to attract new players from countries that are marked on this list? Maybe so .... otherwise why spend 888 is "research"? I tried to search about the huge win in Japan but nothing about it is not found ... the falsification?
Joined: Mar '14
Location: Japan
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Posts: 8946
Posted by pajalnick: maybe it's a study done in order to attract new players from countries that are marked on this list? Maybe so .... otherwise why spend 888 is "research"? I tried to search about the huge win in Japan but nothing about it is not found ... the falsification?
One of the most popular lotteries, Takarakuji, has been around in Japan for over 60 years. Now, people can buy lotteries online, at kiosks, retail stores, and ATM's in most cities all throughout the calendar year. Each lottery ticket is sold at JPY100 to 500, and the top cash prizes are usually JPY200 to 500 million (around USD2 or 5 million) or more. So, the number the researchers at 888poker came up with is probably a cumulative inflation-adjusted value.
Edited by Tony_MON7ANA (21 February 2017 @ 03:38 GMT)
Joined: Jul '13
Location: Serbia
Age: 41 (M)
Posts: 589
My country isnt on this list...Hehe thats confirm only one thing here gouverment lottery is so riged that is so stypid to even try any of them games And poeople who lives here know what im talking about (setups in LOTO )and all others games.But big congrazt to all people who live in luckiest country in the world
Joined: Feb '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 59 (M)
Posts: 5712
So.... I haven't read the article and I don't intend on doing so either. F you look for enough things in the right place then you will of course come to some loosely based evidence that may loosely support your theory or even assumption. As it is, if you don't like wind and rain then in UK you are not that lucky tonite!
hello!!! what gives? i suspect that this list is at least partially rigged.
