Iowa Lottery no longer sharing Illinois Lottery drawings

Comment #16

cbr$ — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:15:34 GMT

It is really good that your state get out of the drawings with Illinois. If it chance to computerized drawings. From that point on I will trust my instincts and I will away question Illinois lottery's integrity. It is starting to sound as if Illinois lottery is about to play the new improve version of the old shell game on it players.I believe you did the right thing by separting from them now.

Comment #15

river26 — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:38:30 GMT

if n.j. went to computer pick 3, i would quit playing

Comment #14

Marilyn222 — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 05:48:19 GMT

Yay! I won 100.00. I don't know why everytime I think of quiting I win. I got 3 numbers and megaball...not bad for 2 MM tickets @4.00.

Comment #13

Igamble — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 05:43:27 GMT

i wonder if players will now use the recent history of only a few days worth of draw or the combined states history or wait it out untill they get few weeks worth of draws...

Comment #12

Stack47 — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 00:45:30 GMT

It appears either Iowa is having computerized drawings for their pick-3 and pick-4 games or they haven't updated the times and TV station for live ball drawings on their websites. PB and MM will probably remain live ball drawings, but lotteries are adding new games like all or nothing (hit or miss) , five card cash , and 4 and 5 minute Keno which are more difficult to draw live.

The answer to your question is probably another question; do players watch the live ball drawings?

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Comment #11

Marilyn222 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 23:23:26 GMT

Oh...hehehehe

Comment #10

phantom3 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 23:06:36 GMT

they are computer drawings , that is what the web site says.

Comment #9

Marilyn222 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 22:43:30 GMT

How dumb do you think ppl are

Comment #8

THRIFTY — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:08:26 GMT

Do you think that people would stop playing the lottery, if USA lotteries only do computerized drawings

Comment #7

chrissy16 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:27:59 GMT

Two bombshells back to back. What's next

Comment #6

Marilyn222 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:05:56 GMT

Hey! Who wants to ride a sinking boat? I wouldn't.

Comment #5

sully16 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 02:14:19 GMT

I noticed Iowa posts their numbers faster, wtg Iowa, you're off to a good start.

Comment #4

maringoman — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:32:19 GMT

Iowa is abandoning the sinking sailboat. Illinois Lottery seems to be doing a death spin. There is a guy on youtube with a channel titled Lottery Project that has been scratching Illinois instant tickets. It's tough to watch him going through those $20 tickets with no winners. Illinois Lottery you suck

Comment #3

Todd — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:53:34 GMT

Well, if Iowa added their own drawings to protect their players from computerized drawings, then big-time props to them.

Comment #2

LottoMetro — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:50:45 GMT

It does seem awfully convenient. Iowa has been mum up til now so I wonder if this is based on recent developments, like posted.

Comment #1

Todd — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:40:21 GMT

I have a feeling this has something to do with Illinois mulling the move to computerized drawings. Sure, it makes sense to conduct your own drawings. But maybe it also makes sense to protect the Iowa Lottery Pick 3 and Pick 4 revenues once Illinois pulls the dumb move of going to computers. (News story: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/274643

Iowa Lottery no longer sharing Illinois Lottery drawings

Lottery Post — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:38:43 GMT

State started conducting its own Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings Wednesday

Starting this week, it won't be share and share alike for Iowa Lottery players anymore.

Beginning Wednesday, April 16, Iowa Lottery players finally got their own Pick 3 and Pick 4 lottery numbers. Iowa has been sharing Pick 3 and Pick 4 numbers with Illinois since the games were introduced, in 1998 and 2003, respectively.

The time of the drawings also changed slightly, as did the deadline by which players must purchas... [ More ]