Mass. Lottery ends game that was exploited by high-rollers

Comment #14

mediabrat — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:37:29 GMT

If the Lucky For Life page on the CT Lottery website is any indication, it appears the multi-state game will replace the in-state game.

Comment #13

PERDUE — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:24:17 GMT

Comment #12

savagegoose — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:51:45 GMT

i gota game its called loser for lifee, and prize is a lifetime supply of lotto entries

Comment #11

sully16 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:43:35 GMT

LOL, Jade you hit the nail on the head.

Comment #10

rdgrnr — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:05:12 GMT

Another $2 game.

The writing's on the wall.

Comment #9

JADELottery — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:02:18 GMT

Keep in mind, the Lottery is Fixing it to keep people from Winning.

Comment #8

RJOh — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:54:28 GMT

Well, there you go folks. Even though it took people with a huge bankroll to do it, once a game is shown to be able to be beat it will no longer be available.

From what I read, the lottery officals knew high-rollers could take advantage of the game but it was the newspapers coverage of those winning that killed the game. That should be a lesson for anyone who comes up with a legal strategy that actually wins a game to keep it to themselves.

Comment #7

Todd — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:18:49 GMT

The new multi-state game is different than the in-state CT game. In fact, many states have games called Lucky for Life .

Comment #6

faber98 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:05:25 GMT

the ct lucky for life game pays 2000 a week for life which is different than the ma promo for 1000 a day for life (250,000 cap however) so which is it todd. are they revamping the game in all ne states to this 1000 a day for life or is the promo wrong.

Comment #5

Coin Toss — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:11:50 GMT

From the OP:

The canceled game was the talk of the lottery industry last year, when it was revealed that a small group of high-rollers had identified a weakness in the game's prize structure that would occasionally make the payouts astronomical for players who could afford to wager huge amounts of money at the right time.

Well, there you go folks. Even though it took people with a huge bankroll to do it, once a game is shown to be able to be beat it will no longer be available.

Comment #4

time*treat — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:09:59 GMT

[E]xploited ?

What's it called when they do the same to the players

Comment #3

malie10 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:24:21 GMT

Kinda like PA's Treasure Hunt game. Once the Jackpot reaches more than 135,000 there are ways to play that guaratee you to win. But you take the chance in someone else winning too, because it never gets the high to begin with....

Comment #2

mcginnin56 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:20:06 GMT

Yeeeeeehaaaaaa......I'm in NH. I'm definitely going to be checking this game out.

Comment #1

Cletu$2 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:10:09 GMT

A $1,000 a day for life.Thats a game that I would play!Too bad that it's only going to be offered in New England.

Mass. Lottery ends game that was exploited by high-rollers

Lottery Post — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:57:56 GMT

State will add New England multi-state game in March

By Todd Northrop

Massachusetts lottery players looking to buy Cash WinFall tickets this week had their last chance on Monday, the game's final drawing.

The canceled game was the talk of the lottery industry last year, when it was revealed that a small group of high-rollers had identified a weakness in the game's prize structure that would occasionally make the payouts astronomical for players who could afford to wager huge amounts of... [ More ]