The headquarters of irectors in Basel: on the ground floor, a meeting room, how he could be sober not to be: no decoration, no unevenness, black-and-gray wall. Sometimes Willy Mesmer is not in the Emptiness of a colored bouquet of Flowers – “too big, too small” – and a bottle of champagne to bring. “From the canteen, one of the noble variety.”
Mesmer to come with Lotto millionaires. With construction workers, Housewives, executives, refugees, or researchers, have set to the right Numbers. They all sit opposite the 64-Year-olds. Frozen, talkative, scared or turned on. Or everything together. Psycho-analysts speak of a positive Trauma.
In this state, the winners with a glass of champagne in Hand to the lottery representatives, as he directs your life permanently in a new direction. To do this he must first check the prize claim receipt and various forms to be signed. Only then, he makes a lottery ticket to a fortune.
Willy Mesmer congratulates for over 30 years in the name of the Swiss lottery company, which is supported by the Swiss-German and Ticino cantons. About 750 people has made the head of competitions and already millionaires. Each react and interact in his own way, he says. “People are really very different. Conclusions on the social origin can be derived absolutely not.”
One of the only thing in Common he has to be able to discover: “you all want to know how much the state must submit.” Then Mesmer explains in each case the withholding tax, the differences in cantonal taxes and that since this year, with the new gambling act a Million is actually a Million. Net, tax-free.
happiness can’t be bought
Willy Mesmer sits now in his office, a floor above the meeting room. It is full of pennants, photos and memorabilia. They tell of his passion for Sport, for FC Basel, of course, and also for the ice-hockey club Ambri-Piotta. Mesmer is no longer the official who talked shop about the withholding tax, and the winners explained that in the case of the second Million, about 350000 francs are to be deducted.
“Who before the lottery win already, unfortunately, it remains. Who was happy as well.”Willy Mesmer
Mesmer is here in the room full of memories of the man who is met in a quarter of a century, people from all walks of life in an extraordinary Situation. He has witnessed the happiness in his radical expression first-hand. “You don’t need to see that expenditure and income is consistent, actually, at all.” A piece of paper, a few Numbers, is a huge profit. Some believe that this brings in the same amount of bad luck. Some believe in eternal happiness. And others just from the old people’s home in a three-room apartment.
you can Hear Mesmer tell, the life soon to a manageable number of certainties break down. One of them is: “Who was before the lottery win already unhappy, it remains. Who was happy as well.” In other words: happiness can’t be bought.
There are sentences like phrases. Also those from the Faith in the Good in people. Willy Mesmer, whose eyes rest when you are listening quietly on the Opposite, it sounds but true. Him you want to trust. There are a few Lotto millionaires, the years thereafter and report to him, to tell him that it is still good, you travel to enjoy the new house. It sounds like would calm down, the Lucky self, want to make sure that you are still normal, and from the many money not have to spoil.
Recently, he has heard from the Swiss, who had cracked the Euromillions. 170 Million Swiss Francs. A sum as a burden. A house she bought a new car also. “But everything else is her and her husband like before,” he says. Both would work in normal mode.
“Only about one out of ten, I would estimate, are wrong, most of the can good with profit.”Willy Mesmer
this is in The sense of Mesmer. “I always advise to change everything immediately. And only buy things that fit you.” Much more important, but to keep the circle of insiders is small. Of the action that a social assistance recipient, the informed shortly after the draw immediately all the neighbors in the residential block above his profit, he holds little. “It didn’t come out too well,” says Willy Mesmer to do this. To many people’s desires. But this was an exception. “Only about one out of ten, I would estimate, are wrong,” he says, “the most good with the profit.” The image of the lottery millionaire who throws himself into the Ruin, not confirmed it.
The promise of a profit
While comfort, various studies since the ‘ 70s, all the lottery players win nothing, with the realization that a sudden money makes a blessing to be unhappy. Or at least not happier.
at the end of September showed a study of the 370 winners were interviewed, that winning the lottery is quite satisfied. Co-author: Rainer Winkelmann, University of Zurich, explains these findings as follows: “We were questioned in a study annexes, has been running for years and people to your satisfaction. We show how a lottery win changes in this satisfaction.”
most of The people are likely to have this scientific knowledge is hardly needed to play more. They also believe the Promises of a profit. In 2018, more than 27 million game were filled with notes. Switzerland is together with Germany, Austria and the Scandinavian countries in an international comparison in the midfield. The game Nations are more likely to be found in the Latin room. And downright addictive, the Anglo-Saxons are.
Willy Mesmer plays himself, although he is expected to as an employee of Swisslos. The many encounters with people who are suddenly rich, have aroused in him no desire. “I’m happy with what I have.” And anyway, health is the most Important thing. “Sorry, I know, a cliché. But everyone, the Coarser’ve had what, will confirm that.”
Maybe he does, however, Wednesday evening is an exception and fills in a lottery ticket. Because the Jackpot is currently filled as rare. 15 million Swiss francs are available. The Chance that he hits all six Numbers plus the lucky number, 1 to 31474716.
Created: 29.10.2019, 21:03 PM
