Pressure grows to ban betting on the Lotto 

Irish bookies have been taking bets on National Lottery draws for 30 years, but a new bill proposes to outlaw such activities, writes Sean Murray

People can sometimes win more money betting on lottery numbers with bookmakers than on the National Lottery.

On an episode of Liveline this week, in the wake of 47 consecutive rollovers of the jackpot, Joe Duffy heard from a series of incredulous people who bet on the National Lottery regularly.

One man, who was just one number short of the jackpot, won just €516.