What Powerball is suggesting..

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lottoscorp — Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:15:22 GMT

If MSUL is contemplating an attack on the intelligence oftheir player-base,I pitty them.Most lotteries will raise thenumbers or even create a new lottery game in order to reducethe pressure on another lottery.Is is poor business sense todo something dumb like that but then again,scrupples are inthe rear-end of life these days.If I had my way,New York State Lotto Commission would havebeen sued for removing the free bet portion on their lotto6/49 card and then a follow-up suite on the increase fro... [ More ]

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Guest — Thu, 11 Apr 2002 02:15:48 GMT

I don't think it would be wise for Powerball to make the plays $2 (OK with the Powerplay option.) I think Ohio players are eager to try BG-MM, especially with the long odds to win the $5 fourth prize in Super Lotto Plus. Ohio still gyps those who take the lump sum in Super Lotto Plus (cash value is 44% of annuity, vs 53-54% in BG-the extra four years in the OH annuity DO NOT account for the large percentage differential).

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Abe — Thu, 11 Apr 2002 00:25:07 GMT

I think so. Personally I hate screwing with the odds. Especially since Big Game's was already too high anyway (same with Powerball). 1:135million is insanity.

Reply #1

RJOh — Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:21:09 GMT

The Powerball States around Ohio get 10 percent of their sales from Ohio and Ohio hope to keep those players in Ohio with the addition of the Biggame. If the Powerball is a better deal, those people on the boarder will continue to play the powerball and the Biggame will have to make some adjustments to keep those players in Ohio. Judging from the suggestions in the survey, the odds of getting some of your money back could be better in the powerball and all the prizes could be bigger. There has b... [ More ]

What Powerball is suggesting..

someday22 — Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:34:16 GMT

Hello All,In another thread I mention a survey on the Powerball web site. By the looks of it, it would seem that Powerball might change to a 2 dollar a bet game. Based on the survey questions, the game would keep the same number of balls and hence the same odds. The amount per bet would change from 1 to 2 dollars. This would cause the base jackpot to be 20 million and all prizes to increase in one way or another.So what do you think? Is Powerball going the right route by charging more but keepin... [ More ]