Is the 49's Fixed? No, Let Us Explain...

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Ah, don’t we all love a good conspiracy?

However, while it may sometimes feel that we’ll never win a lotto jackpot, it’s not true that the 49’s is fixed so that you can’t win.

How can we be so sure? Well, like all gambling products in the UK, the 49’s is heavily regulated by numerous bodies that ensure players are subject to a fair and transparent betting experience.

Indeed, the UK Gambling Commission is responsible for licensing products (such as the 49's) as well as bookmakers (such as bet365) to check that both aspects are behaving responsibly to players.

49's Scam?

Of course, it’s important to do your due diligence before gambling on something in order to check you’re not going to be victim to some kind of 49's scam. The good news is, though, that 49's Ltd (the company responsible for the draw) is a registered company in England and they have been conducting the draws since 1996.

The results (which are drawn twice daily) are also published on various bookmakers websites each day (as well as here at bet49s.com). What’s more, as 49’s is available to bet on at various land-based and online bookmakers, it would be virtually impossible for them to manipulate the numbers so that nobody wins.

The 49’s is available to bet on at some of the UK’s leading bookmakers, including bet365, Betfred and Boylesports. All of these companies are well established and aren’t going to tarnish their reputation by associating themselves with this product if they thought there was any chance that the 49’s is fixed.

It’s also possible to watch the numbers being drawn live at several retail bookmakers.

49’s Previous Winners

Further reassurance (if needed) against some kind of 49’s lotto scam is the fact that the names of several big winners have been revealed online. Of course, as I’m sure you can understand, some people prefer to not publicise their wins, and so, many winners remain anonymous, but that’s not the case for everyone...

Indeed, in 2019, there were two very big 49’s winners. On 23rd July 2019, Junzhi Chen made the news when he won a whopping £40,000 after matching four numbers (15 – 12 – 8 – 24) at Betfred. However, this was quickly forgotten when less than a month later, Edwin Chiew from London won an unbelievable £1.1 million after matching six winning numbers, also with Betfred!

Best 49's Lotto Odds

While it’s safe to say that there is no 49’s lotto scam, that doesn’t mean that everyone will get the same returns.

Why?

Because some bookmakers offer different 49’s odds compared to others. That’s one of the reasons bet49s.com exists, in fact! We compare 49’s lotto odds from all of the leading UK bookmakers in order to find you the very best 49’s odds so that you get the most bang from your buck each time you bet!

For one or two number bets on the 49’s, we recommend betting at bet365, as they have the best odds available at the time of writing. However, for three, four or five number 49’s bets, then we recommend betting at Betfred, who offer whopping odds of 150,000/1 for matching five balls!*