N.J. Lottery to end live broadcast of midday drawing

Comment #23

Todd — Sun, 17 May 2009 01:47:36 GMT

I look at it with a few more shades of gray than this.

As the old adage goes, you can tell that a politician is lying by the fact that their lips are moving, but there is lying and then there is lying, corruption, and a complete lack of ethics or guiding principles. (A certain Speaker of the House comes to mind as I type this.)

In some areas of the country things are done with a little more civility, and there is a bit more respect paid to a common set of morals. Everyone expects that poli... [ More ]

Comment #22

Raven62 — Sun, 17 May 2009 01:33:18 GMT

Pretty much Sums It Up for Every State and the Federal Government

Comment #21

MADDOG10 — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:29:34 GMT

NJ is such a sess pool of corruption in government that they will resort to anything .

That pretty much sums it up for A LOT of players in this state, and how they feel. Corzine is another puppet on the list of political JACK ASSES

Comment #20

Todd — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:32:19 GMT

Eek, I'm not sure I'd dare to even say I'm surprised they didn't just go computerized like PA midday . That would be like a stake through the heart. Please tell them you didn't mean it

Comment #19

LckyLary — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:33:25 GMT

They say the will show a summary of the drawing result at 1PM? You still can see it w/o internet but it will be a fleeting moment on the screen. As it was the drawings were remotely-controlled with a disembodied voice reciting the numbers. Someone I talked to also feels that the drawings can be fixed because the camera zooms in just before the ball pops up so you don't see that it came up from the tube, although I think that's far-fetched. But I'm surprised they didn't just go computerized like... [ More ]

Comment #18

JONNIE — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:32:42 GMT

Whats next Corzine? Only simulcast racing at the meadowlands b/c it's cheaper?? Video slots in the supermarkets??! NJ is such a sess pool of corruption in government that they will resort to anything to screw u out of money! Now we cant really be 100% confident in the pick 3 and pick4 games? Will the jersey cash 5 be next? This absolutely is killing an already low consumer confidence rate. What to go you idiot

Comment #17

aronp24 — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:14:01 GMT

ha...there goes ANOTHER state's credibility....I'm pretty sure the only lottery I have confidence in these days is Georgia's...North Carolina is a joke (who knows where THOSE funds go) and South Carolina makes it dam* near impossible to win anything So it looks like more trips to GA will happen this year...

Comment #16

JordanT1021 — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:32:47 GMT

It wouldn't last long.. After about a month of not having the live drawing and lossing sales in midday it will be right back..

Comment #15

jim695 — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:34:33 GMT

This is how it started in Indiana.

The Hoosier Lottery claimed it could save $80,000 a year by eliminating live drawings when they converted to their new and exciting electronic drawing format, despite the fact that public drawings are mandated by state law. During their first year of using their new RNG, sales AND revenue EACH fell more than $100 million.

However, in all fairness I'm forced to admit that their predictions were correct - they DID save that $80,000 in broadcast fees .... [ More ]

Comment #14

nanolike — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:28:34 GMT

I am a professional expert in advertisement and marketing I would like to suggest that people wake up and smell the coffee roasting. Key words are the KEY to selling remember that!

Them say what?

The move comes as departments across state government are trying to save money, both for the current budget and for the fiscal year that starts on July 1.

I say!

Declaring the reason for the cut to be for the budget is one of the oldest lies and escape goats in the world, it's a very old met... [ More ]

Comment #13

ricky p — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:32:24 GMT

It B.S

Comment #12

MADDOG10 — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:33:46 GMT

Another reason to DUMP Corzineeee. What really needs to be done is to cut Government, not the very people who keep you there. I won't be playing the midday lottery, untill it's reinstated.

Everyone thought that Florio was a bad Governor, He was a saint compared to this Wedge....

Comment #11

Think — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:23:27 GMT

Could it be that they really do know what they are doing but they are really just sneaky anti gambling advocates?

It is hard for me to beleive that if they consider the lottery revenue a good thing that they would knowingly P.O. the players.

Comment #10

Feisty1 — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:29:57 GMT

I agree totally! They need to understand the seriousness of this action and how much they take for granted and its obvious the only language they understand is $$$. I don't intend to play in the midday anymore and I'm seriously thinking about the night draw as well with those irratic payouts.

Comment #9

Tenaj — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:01:57 GMT

People really should boycott this and stay on it or everybody will be doing it.

Comment #8

four4me — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:47:19 GMT

I am so peeved that New Jersey is doing this how can they not understand that viewing the live drawings is more important to their credibility than a few measly dollars. Money well spent if it means more people will play. I and many of my friends will refuse to play the lottery if we cant see live drawing on the TV stations broadcast at the specified times. Jersey folks should contact the lottery and complain about this action and try and get it reversed.

Here's my beef with Maryland lo... [ More ]

Comment #7

konane — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:43:59 GMT

Ill conceived idea. $100k 'saved' can not outweigh public confidence lost when draws are held out of view .... which equates to behind closed doors just like RNG drawings.

Comment #6

spy153 — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:11:07 GMT

Todd, I think you have summed up in a nutshell what has frustrated most people about the government for as long there has been a government. IMO. Well, it certainly is one of mine.

Comment #5

Raven62 — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:14:25 GMT

Boycott The NJ Midday Games: Join together in abstaining from Playing NJ Midday P3/P4 in protest of this action

Comment #4

Todd — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:10:55 GMT

Right!

It's the same line of false reasoning that justifies lotteries moving to computerized drawings.

Anyone who does serious financial modeling knows that stuff like this is not a simple add-and-subtract exercise. Changes have rippling repercussions, and the failure to acknowledge and account for that is highly misleading.

The TV station (NJN) said that 2 million people watch the live drawings. Does the lottery seriously think that 2 million people will all have the same exact reactio... [ More ]

Comment #3

CCHS13 — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:45:35 GMT

I dont think they realize the games pay for themselves, they act as if the games cost them money. Now if you loose players/profits for the midday drawing because of this decision what have you saved. 100,000 per year doesnt sound like much for games that can generate billions

Comment #2

spy153 — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:23:03 GMT

I don't like this one bit either. I personally look forward to seeing the drawings for mm and pb. It's part of the fun ! Why would they want to save money in a main area of the fun part of the game

Comment #1

ricky p — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:15:35 GMT

nO i don't like this idea. Its not fair for those who don't have internet access. There got to be a bias going on. People need to see h

N.J. Lottery to end live broadcast of midday drawing

Lottery Post — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:41:23 GMT

Is $100,000 in cost-savings worth the loss of midday drawing broadcasts?

Beginning Friday, the New Jersey Lottery Commission will stop airing live drawings at 1 p.m. on the state's public television network in an effort to save money.

Only summaries of the results of the Pick 3 and Pick 4 lotteries will be shown on New Jersey Network at 1 p.m., the state Lottery Commission said today.

Video of the actual drawings will only be available on the commission's Web site.

The midday winning... [ More ]