> (Also, the discount that the syndicate got on the tickets should be irrelevant. That money is going into the pool so they're getting it back either way.)
Voltaire doesn't want to stump up all the money up-front (while he's confident that he will win, he may not have the capital required to purchase all the tickets he wants). So his agreement with the notaries allows him to purchase more tickets than he might have been if he wasn't allowed to get the discount (think of it as leverage).
Voltaire doesn't want to stump up all the money up-front (while he's confident that he will win, he may not have the capital required to purchase all the tickets he wants). So his agreement with the notaries allows him to purchase more tickets than he might have been if he wasn't allowed to get the discount (think of it as leverage).