There are many ways you can administer your Lotto Syndicate using this website, but if you’re like me you want to do this with the least amount of effort possible. This article details how I, as the website creator with some inside knowledge on how to best use the functionality, manage my own syndicates. It usually takes me less than 10 minutes per draw!
Create a subscription
I enter the New Zealand Lotto game which has an app called “My Lotto” which allows me to purchase and check tickets online. The app also allows me to create a subscription where I can select an automatic purchase for each/selected draws. To do this you need to have regular numbers as you can’t do a subscription for Lucky Dips.
I then take a screenshot of my subscription numbers and add a “Subscription” on the website. You will find the Subscription button near the top of the “Draws Admin” page, or in the Administration menu at the top of the page.
On the subscription page you can enter all the details such as start and end date, copy of the image(s) and the cost. The system will then use these details to automatically create an entry for you on the night before the draw.
Update balances the day before a draw
We have a bank account specifically set up for members to deposit their contributions in to and for holding our small winnings. I will check this bank account the day before a draw to see what deposits have come in and record the payments on the “Add a Payment” page.
This will help ensure that all balances are up to date and no-one gets unnecessarily excluded when the draw is entered. Entering all the payments once or twice a week also saves the effort involved in recording each payment as it comes in.
Add any bonus tickets at the same time as you enter results
If you have won bonus tickets, take a snapshot of them and save them ready to upload. Then, enter the draw results on the “Enter Results” page , or click on the “Add Wins” button next to the draw details.
When you enter a number of bonus Lotto or Strike/Other tickets, and then click the Submit button, further fields open up where you can upload images of the bonus tickets.
After uploading the images, click the Submit button again and the system will automatically generate a draw entry for the next draw for your bonus tickets. This will be an extra draw entry on top of your regular entry for the same draw.
Manage your Syndicate your way
Although my process is quick and works for me, you may have a different way of working that suits your situation.
Good luck for the next draw!