Fast 15’s and 39’s Arrive at Ladbrokes and Coral

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Ladbrokes and Coral have added two new numbers draws to their lotto betting range: Fast 15’s and 39’s. Both come from SIS, the company that runs the 49’s, and at the time of writing Ladbrokes and Coral are the only UK bookmakers offering them.

The two games have a lot in common with the 49’s — live ball draws, fixed odds, and you choose how many numbers to back — but they work on a very different scale. Below we set out the facts: how often they’re drawn, how many balls are in play, the odds on offer, and how they compare with the 49’s, Betfred’s Nifty Fifty and the Irish Lotto.

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The Key Facts

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How Fast 15’s Works

Fast 15’s is the simplest numbers game we’ve covered. There are just 15 balls in the machine and three are drawn. You pick one, two or three numbers, and your bet wins if all of the numbers you picked are among the three drawn. There’s no bonus ball and no “with or without” option to choose.

With such a small pool, the chances of winning are much higher than on a traditional lotto — and the prices are correspondingly much shorter. The odds at Ladbrokes and Coral are:

You can see the latest prices on our Fast 15’s odds page, or work out what a bet would return with our Fast 15’s bet calculator.

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How 39’s Works

39’s draws five balls from a pool of 39. As with the 49’s, you choose how many numbers to back — here, between one and five — and your bet wins if every number you picked is among the five drawn. Again, there is no bonus ball. The odds at Ladbrokes and Coral are:

The latest prices are on our 39’s odds page, and you can check potential returns, including singles, doubles and trebles, with our 39’s bet calculator.

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How Often Are They Drawn?

This is the biggest difference from every other numbers game we cover. Both Fast 15’s and 39’s are drawn every three minutes — that’s up to 20 draws an hour for each game. The two schedules are staggered, so there is rarely more than a minute or two between one draw and the next. Like the 49’s, they are live ball draws rather than computer-generated results, using ball machines certified by the testing lab GLI.

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How They Compare With the 49’s, Nifty Fifty and Irish Lotto

The table below shows the best odds currently available for the same bet on each game. For the 49’s, Nifty Fifty and Irish Lotto these are the “without bonus ball” prices, so every game is compared on the main balls only. Decimal odds show the total return for every £1 staked on a winning bet, including your stake.

A few things stand out:

• Fast 15’s has the shortest odds of any game here, because with only 15 balls a win is far more likely. It tops out at three numbers, so there’s no equivalent of the four- and five-ball bets.
• 39’s and the 49’s have a very similar chance of winning for one, two and three numbers, so it’s worth comparing their prices side by side. For four and five numbers 39’s is harder to win, because only five balls are drawn — a five-number bet needs every ball in the draw to be one of yours.
• The Irish Lotto is the easiest of the 6-ball games to win, with shorter odds to match, since it moved to 45 balls in September (see our article on the changes), but it’s drawn just three times a week.

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Where Can You Bet on Fast 15’s and 39’s?

At the time of writing, Fast 15’s and 39’s are only available in the UK at Ladbrokes and Coral. The two brands are both owned by Entain and share the same betting platform, so the games appear in the lotto section of each site. Both currently offer the same odds. We track them on our 39’s odds and Fast 15’s odds pages, and if other bookmakers pick the games up, we’ll add them there.

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Staying in Control

Games drawn every few minutes make it easy to place more bets, and spend more, than you intended. If you choose to bet on Fast 15’s or 39’s, a few practical steps help:

• Decide your budget before you start and stick to it. Our bet budget calculator can help.
• Use the tools your bookmaker provides — deposit limits, reality checks and time-outs are available at every UKGC-licensed operator, including Ladbrokes and Coral.
• Don’t chase losses. Each draw is independent; previous results don’t make any number more or less likely to come up next.
• Take breaks. With a draw every three minutes there’s no natural stopping point, so set one yourself.

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Draw formats and frequencies are based on information published by SIS and may change. The displayed odds are intended as a guide only and are subject to change by the operators. All bookmakers listed are licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission and require you to be 18 or over.

This article is for information only and does not constitute betting advice. Betting should be treated as entertainment and never as a source of income. If gambling is causing you or someone you know harm, free confidential support is available at BeGambleAware.org or from the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.

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