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No lottery for N.C. pleases S.C. retailersNews Story
With North Carolina's lottery hopes dashed until at least next year, some of South Carolina's top retailers say they're pleased to maintain the region's lottery monopoly.But despite relying heavily on Tar Heel residents for sales, retailers here say they were never really worried to begin with.Some stores along the state line in northern York County estimate that around 80 percent of their lottery sales come from North Carolina, though workers said Wednesday they weren't fretting over the potent
Aug 25, 2005, 1:38 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mastering ...Caution: Touchy subjectReply
Four4me, I have also been a big fan of power trails (as has been my old friend LARRY G.). It's a good base system and you can play it a lot of different ways. I highly recommend it to any newbie looking for a place to start and then you can experiment with tweaking it.CalifDude, I'm like you and change my ways of picking numbers all the time to keep me interested. If I play the same way too long I get bored with the game.Currently I'm using hot-cold trend analysis with the help of a spreads
Aug 22, 2005, 12:31 pm - Rick G - Pick 3 Forum

Texas lottery director stands firm amid attacksReply
Orangeman: You're on drugs, right? Take any major state lotto game and drop the starting jackpot down to a million dollars. While you're at it, kiss a big chunk of your game sales and profits goodbye (I've made my living in this business - designing games for lotteries including Texas for over 15 years). No one will play a game that starts at a million ini a state the size of Texas. Have you actually seen what happens to sales at the 3 - 4 million level? Do you have any idea how many draws i
Aug 16, 2005, 3:32 pm - Drivedabizness - Lottery News

"Key Three" numbers and other stuff....
Instead of a 1 n 10 chance.......Do ya want to find a way to have a 1 n 3 chance at getting thefirst digit correct digit in Pick 3? How about a 1n3 chance at at the right Sum instead of 1 n 10 ? Increase our chances ...... yes. Very much. Find the 10 short sums chart and then find an instance where 3 of the 10 are all missing at the same time. Important ( All 3 must be missing for at least 15 draws) Together. Example: Short sums 0,,,,,,1,,,,,,, and 2 are all missing at the same time. The
Aug 14, 2005, 7:00 pm - WIN D - Lottery Systems Forum

I Ching on Mystical Members and Jackpots
Consultation on Saturday, August 06, 2005 at 7:09 AM. Present: 07 Organized Discipline Question: Enter your question here...What's keeping LP Mystical Forum membersfrom winning a 5+1 jackpot? The most successful general is not the one that triumphs on the battlefield, butthe one able, through strength of discipline and inner power, to triumph withoutspilling blood. Likewise, in any large organization the key virtues arediscipline and conscientiousness. The most effective platoon marches with
Aug 6, 2005, 9:15 am - Rip Snorter - Mystical Forum

Still no consensus in N.C. lottery talksNews Story
Differences over a proposed North Carolina lottery surfaced from the budget negotiations Monday, as time dwindled before an end-of-the-week deadline to approve a spending plan for state government.North Carolina is the only East Coast state without a numbers game, but House and Senate leaders and Gov. Mike Easley all Democrats are trying to create one before the Legislature adjourns for the year.The House passed a lottery game in April by a two-vote margin. But the Senate approved a budget p
Aug 2, 2005, 8:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas lawmakers to grill lottery officials about inflated jackpotsNews Story
Texas lottery officials could face tough questions and some nasty wrist-slapping today when they testify before lawmakers about inflating several Texas Lotto jackpot estimates.But they would face more scrutiny under a bill filed Tuesday that forces the lottery to comply with laws against deceptive trade practices.Sen. Jane Nelson said recent revelations that lottery officials advertised bigger jackpots than they could afford to pay out jeopardize the integrity of the game and the government that
Jun 29, 2005, 5:36 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery has history of jackpot overestimationNews Story
The Texas Lotto jackpot has fallen short of the amount advertised on three occasions since November because of lower-than-anticipated ticket sales, a lottery spokesman said Monday.Sales are running almost 26 percent behind last year's pace, said spokesman Bobby Heith, blaming the problem on increased competition for the Texas gambler's money.Overall lottery sales, including tickets for scratch-off games, are up almost 11 percent over fiscal 2004, he added.A longtime lottery critic filed a false-
Jun 14, 2005, 10:54 am - Todd - Lottery News

Education at the center of N.C. lottery debateNews Story
North Carolina Senate leadership pushed a budget through the chamber May 5 with a lottery provision that might give new life to the House lottery bill.The budget's lottery provision would amend the lottery bill narrowly passed by the House in early April if the Senate votes in favor of the House measure.Several staunch opponents of the lottery voted for the budget because of strong support for other parts of the bill. I'm forced to vote for the lottery, said Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange.Kinnai
May 20, 2005, 1:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

New Hamshire budget closely linked to lottery luckNews Story
If someone won Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot, New Hampshire's tight state budget would be the big loser, according to the chairman of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission.A winner of the $129 million jackpot would cool off betting in the final six weeks of the state's budget year, which could prevent the state from meeting its $71 million profit target, said Chairman Richard Campbell. We aren't going to make it unless Powerball gets on a roll, Campbell told Gov. John Lynch and the Executi
May 20, 2005, 10:21 am - Todd - Lottery News