New York Lotto...does it have a pulse? Rethinking It...

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GiveFive — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 00:06:33 GMT

There's one thing I'm aware of that The NY Lottery did with Lotto (quite some time ago) and it seemed to turn a lot of players off. They revised the prize pool down to 38% from 50% of the total take.

As for me, I play Lotto via a subscription. (I just renewed it yesterday) I have 6 lines going ($3.00) in every drawing. I'm not so much interested in winning a jackpot (of course I'd take it if I won one) as I am hoping to get very lucky and win the 2nd tier prize which uses the bonus ball.... [ More ]

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Scratch$ — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:20:54 GMT

Even with the rule changes, the NYL looks like a good game overall, and if I lived in NY I would definitely be playing it. I really like the two plays for a dollar. We have a Cash 5 game here in NC that is only one play for a buck, and the jackpot usually doesn't get up to even half a million before somebody hits it.

I also like the fact that NYL has only one drawing for all balls, rather than two like Mega Millions and Powerball with their separate draws for the Mega Ball and Powerball. The... [ More ]

New York Lotto...does it have a pulse? Rethinking It...

Tyche! — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:41:04 GMT

I never gambled with lotteries much before until a few months ago I bought some scratch-offs and I got obsessed with it for a bit until it cooled off, lost a lot of money for sure, had a few decent wins (won $500 on a scratch-off, won $5,175 in Quick Draw) and then grew tired of it except for light playing.

Mega Millions and Powerball have odds that are extremely close to zero and I've not wanted to bother wasting money playing them yet they are the big draws and the moneymakers for the New Y... [ More ]