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by jswift 4808 days ago
It's a good idea but any cut above this will make the lottery very expensive. National lotteries can pay out 50% because they have a monopoly and the remainder usually goes towards a community project.
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I will probably increase fees (nothing to exorbitant) to covers costs if this takes off. I don't think it will require to much to run unless it becomes insanely popular. At that time, I will open up more lotteries for different payout ranges to make it more beneficial for costs.
Just a note, your site now says there is a 1% cut on one page [about] and a 25% cut on another page [how it works].
Thanks, fixed