How did they use to determine winners pre internet?

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jpgrygus — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 05:23:23 GMT

wow youve come a long way in life.....from being dirt poor to......oh wait.

Reply #9

Stat$talker — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 04:54:04 GMT

Because the Fedz git involved anytime ANY Unregulated Industry crosses State Borders..

PB MM clearly duz THAT..

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Stack47 — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 04:39:39 GMT

It'z the Interstate Gamez that are beggin for CONGRESSIONAL oversight

I know I shouldn't even ask, but why would Congress investigate state run lotteries?

Hint: Tenth Amendment

Reply #7

Speler — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:58:02 GMT

When I was a child in Germany, the forms had carbon. I think that the forms were sent to a central, where they eventually were entered into computers by people. Keno also started in a strange way. I remember some colored forms in Belgium, long ago.

Maybe start by the forms. They usually were readable, in the past. Today they would print in grey on dark white, or you'd find pink fonts in orange or red? If you take a magnifier you see dots, but don't recognize the letter. Seems to be the future... [ More ]

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rdgrnr — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 05:13:00 GMT

Internet?

Hellfire! When I was a kid we had to watch tv by candlelight cuz they weren't no electric back then

Reply #5

Stat$talker — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:23:29 GMT

Most lotteries terminals stop talking wagers usually 5 minutes before drawings and longer for the interstate games.

It'z the Interstate Gamez that are beggin for CONGRESSIONAL oversight,.. LOs are all wallowing in Billionz ov Dollarz.. saying...

We can't believe how easy it iz ta ram it in so deep, no regulationz,.. aahh this iz Heaven .

So, leaving them to regulate themselves, would be like, having faith in a Fox to guard the Hen House..

-Stat$talker

Reply #4

Stack47 — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:20:55 GMT

The Central Lottery Computer then was a totalisator or tote machine that counted all the wagers. Similar to how race tracks count all the wagers and determine pari-mutual payoffs minutes after each race. The race track totes automatically stopped taking wagers when a race started though there were instances of past posting . Most lotteries terminals stop talking wagers usually 5 minutes before drawings and longer for the interstate games.

Reply #3

Stat$talker — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:50:26 GMT

The State Lottery Terminals were connected to the State Central Lottery Computer via Leased Telephone Lines.

Ssssshhhhh..!!

State Lotteries aren't supposed to even have a Central Lottery Computer Mainframe...remember?... Well at least according to Ole Texez 2 Stepper ...cauze

That'z a Kunspearicy..

Reply #2

Raven62 — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:29:08 GMT

The State Lottery Terminals were connected to the State Central Lottery Computer via Leased Telephone Lines.

Reply #1

weshar75 — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:00:03 GMT

I think the internet was around when the big multi-state games started,-weshar75

How did they use to determine winners pre internet?

Poo Nanny — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:47:21 GMT

Before there was the Internet, how did state lotteries know if they sold a jackpot winner or not? Did the old lottery machines fax what numbers they sold to the state lottery commission and someone had to eye them over to see if there was a winning combo sold