How do I include offline entries in my Online Lotto

If your club has lotto tickets sold offline, whether they are direct debits, annual tickets bought within the club, or numbers entered as part of membership registration for example, then you can import these into the system and have them included with all online sales. Rather than checking these manually each week, you will be able to process your lotto draw instantly as these entries will then be checked automatically alongside all online entries when you process your Lotto draw results on the admin panel.

To upload these tickets, go to Lottery and select Bulk Import Playslips. In the next page, you will upload a completed csv. file from your computer into the admin panel. The sample file for this process can be downloaded by clicking Download Sample file in the top middle section of the page.

The headings will be listed across the sheet along with a sample entry, Miriam Murray included as a playslip example. In the sample file, you will have the following headings; firstname, surname, address1, address2, address3, address4, town, postcode, county, email, mobile, and headings for the numbers.

The mandatory headings that need to entered for each playslip are the members first name, their chosen numbers and either an email address or mobile Number.

We would strongly recommend entering as much information as possible for these playslips. Not only would it ensure your records are fully up to date and accurate but in terms of contact details, you will be able to contact a member if they have the winning playslip.

Once completed, you will upload the completed file before checking that all the details are correct. Please ensure that the playslips are entered into the correct number of draws on the right hand side before uploading as these details cannot be changed once uploaded.

If you're happy that these details are correct, click Save Playslips to upload them into the system.

For each playslip imported into the system, there will be a 2% charge commission charge on the cost of the entry. So for example, If you are uploading a €90 Playslip, €1.80 will be debited from your revenue balance. If you import €10 Playslip, the cost will be €0.20c etc.

This charge will be reflected in the Accounts Summary report on the admin panel. If you have any questions