The Texas Multi-State Lottery Battle!

Reply #16

Todd — Sat, 05 Jul 2003 01:19:24 GMT

This will be very interesting to watch. My guess is that Texas will NOT get both games: they will only get Mega Millions. The reason is that it would require MUSL to come to terms and communicate with the Mega Millions Group (and vice-versa). Way too many egos in the way. I could be wrong, but that's my prediction.

Reply #15

orangeman — Sat, 05 Jul 2003 01:09:31 GMT

Todd:Talked to Dawn Nettles at Texas Lottery Report. She said Texas would definitely go with Megamillions and may go with both. She said she will have a report soon on the subject.Orangeman

Reply #14

orangeman — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 11:07:32 GMT

Todd:I'm from Amarillo, TexasOrangeman

Reply #13

orangeman — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 00:39:16 GMT

We need to abolish both MM and PB in favor of a national federally sponsored lottery that could be used for big public works projects like building a 100-foot-tall wall between the U.S. and Mexico! It could be a 5-60 format with a 1-60 powerball. Maybe two powerballs . . . It would generate half billion dollar jackpots. For an extra sweetener, all winnings could be income tax free like they do in Norway. Orangeman

Reply #12

Todd — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 22:03:36 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on July 02, 2003 O-man: If Texas were to sell MM _and_ PB, it COULD be the beginning of MERGING the two games.Yeah, they could make a movie out of it: Clash of the Egos

Reply #11

CASH Only — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 20:03:50 GMT

smd:CA is in MUSL but no plans to sell PB.FL's Jeb Bush is the conservative twin of Howard Dean (neither likes PB).

Reply #10

smd173 — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 20:00:35 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on July 02, 2003 O-man: If Texas were to sell MM _and_ PB, it COULD be the beginning of MERGING the two games.I think there is no doubt they will dventually merge (keeping the Powerball brand name in the process). It's just a matter of when. I would have thought 10 years from now...but then again the BIG states like CA, TX, FL, and PA had been holding out for awhile.

Reply #9

askjeeves — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 17:14:32 GMT

I would love it states allowed both games. I think it would be a GOOD thing.

Reply #8

CASH Only — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 15:31:21 GMT

O-man:If Texas were to sell MM _and_ PB, it COULD be the beginning of MERGING the two games.

Reply #7

orangeman — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 15:23:17 GMT

Cash Only:I wouldn't either. It would give me three chances to win the big prizes each week. Texas could become a lotto player's paradise or hell, depending on how you look at it.Orangeman

Reply #6

CASH Only — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 12:11:45 GMT

If Texas joins MUSL, it could replace Lotto Texas with Hot Lotto . I wouldn't mind TX having THREE multi-state jackpot games

Reply #5

orangeman — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 00:18:42 GMT

Todd, et al:Having Texas play both multistate games makes perfect sense. We would have the best and worst of all possible worlds. Rebeckah is right on concerning the Texas Lotto Commission. Their mandate is to increase state revenue. If one multistate game is good, then two could be better! Double the games and double the greed. It will be a boon for the retailers, too. They don't care how hard their clerks have to work when the lotto is over $20 million. Guess how much business 7-11, To... [ More ]

Reply #4

Todd — Tue, 01 Jul 2003 09:27:35 GMT

The battle may end in a tie! Check todays headline at BigGameLottery.com

Reply #3

Todd — Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:38:03 GMT

Rebeckah,I agree with you, the Texas Lottery Commission does not listen to its players. If you read through the articles, they say about how they're listening on the multi-state game issue. That shows how FAKE they are. They absolutely DON'T listen to the players on that decision, because frankly most players wouldn't know or understand the economics behind which multi-state game to choose.Where they have gone BAD is adding a bonus ball to their game. What a mistake! When they go with MM or... [ More ]

Reply #2

Todd — Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:18:01 GMT

Good evening lottoscorp, al

Reply #1

lottoscorp — Mon, 30 Jun 2003 19:27:44 GMT

Good Even

The Texas Multi-State Lottery Battle!

Todd — Mon, 30 Jun 2003 18:58:02 GMT

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