IMO this is very true. Richard Branson is hard to dislike, he always has a jovial smile on his face and a friendly countenance. But he's a sharp businessman who uses that smile to hide behind his extensive business acumen. Which unsurprisingly has nothing to do with being nice or generous.
Surely, it's not surprising that there was this hiccup with the lottery. The £25 four three numbers is a fixed 'come by me' rate and is paid no matter how many winners there are. You get three numbers (only) that's what you get. More numbers than that is divided by the number of winners.
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