Tennessee Lottery players unanimous in their discontent with drawings

Comment #19

tnlotto1 — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:41:18 GMT

alot of people are still boycotting the RNG here but i dont know for how long. im still getting my powerball from kentucky not here in tennessee

Comment #18

Uncle Jim — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:40:38 GMT

Well it looks like this issue has died and faulty, flawed, or corrupt RNG's will remain in place.

Jim

Comment #17

Bluegrass — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:02:09 GMT

Just received this canned message from the Govenor of the great state of TN ! Appears to be a waste of time in expressing our lottery concerns to him also, but I would suggest that you take a moment and let him know your thoughts....just in case he ever wakes up ! Bob bg

Dear Bob:

Thank you for writing me and sharing your concerns regarding the

Tennessee Lottery. During the next coming months, my staff and I

will begin the process of reviewing and implementing effective policy... [ More ]

Comment #16

four4me — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:18:25 GMT

Stack my point is the state is in business to make money the lottery generates money for the state and the lottery has failed in it attempt to generate more cash by using software instead of balls for their drawings. If the people in Tennessee or any other state want them to switch back to ball drawings then they have to take their case to the office which has accountability for the moneys they distribute. In Tennessee's case it's the comptrollers office. If someone convinces the boss in that de... [ More ]

Comment #15

Stack47 — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:01:12 GMT

Since the money generated by the lottery goes to the education board

And it's the lottery director's job to get more money into the education fund each year. This can be done by running promotions to entice more play and increase revenues or by finding ways to lower operating expenses. Tennessee chose to cut cost by changing to RNG drawings.

Even without the drawing fiasco this was a bad business decision because the online games affected only amount to 11% of sales and that is an area w... [ More ]

Comment #14

four4me — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:32:27 GMT

Over the last few weeks i have went to the tennessean.com web site and used the search feature about the lottery happenings and read many of the comments there as well and i get the feeling that the overall majority doesn't know the difference from ball drawings to RNG drawing and many didn't even know it happened. Lots of folks seem disappointed that Rebecca makes to much money. Some people are disappointed about them changing draw types but i don't get a sense that they are on bit motivated to... [ More ]

Comment #13

Uncle Jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:39:26 GMT

BUMP!

Where are we on this boys and girls? I realize that good old Bunky is the hot topic of conversation but we can't let this die!

Are we just going to vent and then go back to business as usual? This is our best and maybe last chance to do something about RNG's. Let's not squander it. Keep the pressure up.

Anyone have any updates on Ms. Hargrove or the investigation?

Jim

Comment #12

psykomo — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:28:51 GMT

Thank YOU Todd>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

for provid'ng information to ALL member's of LOTTERY POST^^^^^

Many of the members of this LP actually LIKE support a LOT of ^

the lotteries ALL over the USA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

ALL will AGREE^^

KEEP it HONEST>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

KEEP it SO WE can SEE and investigate with a smell, a touch or a

plain VISUAL of what's HAPPEN'g before OUR EYE's>>>>>>>>>>

DON't put the draw's in a dark ROOM somewhere... [ More ]

Comment #11

Todd — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:44:40 GMT

This story has a pic.

Comment #10

computerhead723 — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:30:15 GMT

tennessee lottery Rebecca Paul. ....how is this person able to get so many top positions in 3 different states ??/She must have some connections??? is she cute

Comment #9

ToadSchmode — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:14:48 GMT

THE PLAYERS PREFER BALL DRAWS and that is what SHOULD MATTER The draws can be viewed, video taped and analyze by 1000's of players. Much more difficult to rig.

With RNG's the numbers are flashed across the TV screen. I don't think i've ever seen the RNG computer spit out the numbers.

Comment #8

Lee123 — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:46:33 GMT

They also ran her out of Ga. too. I don't think that I want to play TENN. LOTTERY

Comment #7

tnwinner — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:17:31 GMT

It is time to ask for the removal of the head honcho of the tennessee lottery Rebecca Paul. They ran her off in South Carolina, It is time to run her out of Tennessee.

Comment #6

computerhead723 — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:42:17 GMT

thats correct in Penna. people cheated with a sm. drop of water on each ball set ,........except the 6's thus came 666 which the crooked state offical had $$5,000 dollars betted

Comment #5

MADDOG10 — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:00:10 GMT

Managers of the Tennessee Lottery must think those playing the lottery are either awfully naive or just plain dumb. Why? It appears to me that winners of future lotteries will no longer be just because of honest luck.

Changing the method from purely chance - that is, from air- blown pingpong balls rolling down chutes (unless they already have been cheating by adding weights to some pingpong balls) to a programmed computer approach raises all kinds of suspicions.

Now what prevents the com... [ More ]

Comment #4

Todd — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:20:11 GMT

ANYTHING can be rigged, but it's comparing apples and oranges. They are not even close.

It can also snow in July, but I don't bother talking about that because it's only theoretically possible, not something remotely reasonable.

Comment #3

jim695 — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:38:57 GMT

That's true, John, but rigging a ball drawing requires the involvement of several people, whereas RNG's can be corrupted by one dishonest individual. Also, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to rig the outcome of mechanical drawings on a consistent basis without some type of evidence being discovered, either by viewers or by honest auditors. That evidence would have to be destroyed after every drawing, and the method must be recreated for each subsequent drawing without alerting anyone wh... [ More ]

Comment #2

four4me — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:28:35 GMT

Yea but for the most part all balls are within specific parameters of weight and measurement as denoted by the people whom manufacture them and place them in sets and by the people who are responsible for calibrating the balls and machines before a drawing. Each ball weighs tenth of grams of one another each size is calibrated so as to not be restricted going through the tubes.

Computers can be calibrated a hundred different ways to rob and thwart the players.

Comment #1

johnph77 — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:17:32 GMT

Unfortunately, ball drawings can be rigged as well. Individual balls can be fractionally larger, smaller, lighter and/or heavier than others in the same bin to increase or decrease the possibility of that ball being attracted or blown into the exit chute. But, for most lottery aficionados, it's a better alternative than RNGs.

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Tennessee Lottery players unanimous in their discontent with drawings

Lottery Post — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:32:00 GMT

Reder Views: Do you have faith in the Tennessee Lottery?

Managers of the Tennessee Lottery must think those playing the lottery are either awfully naive or just plain dumb. Why? It appears to me that winners of future lotteries will no longer be just because of honest luck.

Changing the method from purely chance - that is, from air- blown pingpong balls rolling down chutes (unless they already have been cheating by adding weights to some pingpong balls) to a programmed computer approach