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What if you knew a number was comingReply
This has happened !!! Back in the 1970's in Pennsylvania. I was working as an Industrial Engr in a large machine shop. We always had 5 or 6 bookeys in the plant. Back in those days before the lotteries were started you bet a 3 digit number with the bookey, and the winning number was based on the take in at a local horse track. Well when the state started running the lottery all of the bookeys started using the state drawn number as their payout number. It was great ,you didn't have to leave the
Apr 14, 2006, 4:40 pm - tww24 - Pick 3 Forum

Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $250 millionReply
Don't ask why I was on the CT lottery web site, because I don't know...just surfing. Anyway, it was interesting to read in their PB section that when jackpots reach $100M they authorize high traffic retailers to enforce their own House Rules including selling only QPs and limiting the tickets to 100 per customer. A winner also only has 60 days to decide how he wants to claim the prize and their 30 year graduated annuity looks like a total rip-off the way they show it, paying less than $2M for
Feb 12, 2006, 3:08 am - justxploring - Lottery News

computer states switching back to ballsReply
I discarded my vote simply because I believe the switch to computers will occur prior to reverting back to a ball machine.This line of conversation reminds me of a short story I read many years ago in a Sci-Fi magazine. It was about how an individual had figured out how to fix the balls in the machine as such to allow only the numbers he wanted to drop. The idea is ingenius. It was a simple matter of coating the balls with a chemical and then applying another chemical to the exit. The two chem
Jul 31, 2005, 12:37 pm - SirMetro - Lottery Discussion Forum

so you've just won the lotteryReply
1. Would you tell anyone you just hit it big?NO, and the most important reason is safety of my kids. All info would be on a strict need to know basis only (that means the Mrs. and that's about it right away... and even that is after the ball is rolling for establishing the trust and claiming the ticket). Even after some people that needed to know found out (relatives will wonder why you moved) the exact amount would not be shared.2. What bank would you pick for all your financial needs?Several
May 7, 2005, 10:42 am - hypersoniq - Jackpot Games Forum

What is close?
When you compare your lottery numbers to the draw results, what do you consider close?I often read and hear of people talking about being close on their numbers because some of them were only one or two digits off from the draw numbers. For example, if a person selected the number 11, they might say they were close if the 9, 10, 12, or 13 were drawn. If they had several numbers like that, they would also consider them to be close. I don't exactly understand that reasoning. Are any of those numbe
Dec 29, 2004, 1:51 am - ayenowitall - Lottery Discussion Forum

GTech Profits UpNews Story
GTech Holdings Corp., the world's largest lottery systems operator, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose on new contracts, acquisitions and strong sales of its products.GTech, which provides services and equipment to the lottery industry in 45 countries and 25 U.S. states, said it benefited from new contracts in Spain, Italy, Jamaica and Mexico. The company also received a new ticket-vending machine contract in Maine and an extension in Oregon.GTech, which has a 70 percent share of the online
Sep 22, 2004, 8:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Where is Paymenow Ron?Reply
As a long time player of 6/49 yet new to pick 3 I found this thread somewhat childish. Its obvious that if one was winning on a regular basis that they would be elated to provide there winning numbers as it would prove to be a matter of bragging rather then a chore. Needless to say one could just post there winning numbers and leave it at that However in this case an actual scanning of the ticket and then upload would be required so we could see the date and actual numbers of the tickets. This i
Jul 18, 2004, 5:05 pm - ocguy - Lottery Systems Forum

Iowa Lottery ’04 sales top $200 millionNews Story
The Iowa Lottery reported Wednesday that its sales surpassed the $200 million mark for the just completed fiscal year 2004, a 16 percent increase in revenues and the culmination of a three-year rise in profits for the state.Almost $56 million in profits will be added to the state general fund budget, which pays for most state government operations and services.Lottery Commissioner Ed Stanek attributed the success to the variety of lottery games available and their convenience for Iowans who want
Jul 15, 2004, 8:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

Does God really hate gambling?Reply
A bit of rambling thought from the resident goth....... (surprise), I actually have core beliefs that go along with Christianity... okay, so I am a Christian.I'm in a situation where I have to stay with my parents while my business venture is in the process of being set up, so I do have a bit of free money after all the things I do for the new store. I really don't think God is going to zap you simply because you put a bet for a lottery ticket, a blackjack hand, a poker hand ... It's not exactly
Jul 2, 2004, 9:08 am - Mana - Lottery Systems Forum

Number Systems and statistics.Reply
Quote: Originally posted by wiseone2 on April 28, 2004I don't believe it's the individual member states that control the number of winners in their state. All member states are part of a single lottery network. The central computer makes all of the decisions regarding winners and where they are sold. The software is programmed to make the necessary calculations, etc., and then sends out the quick picks accordingly. I believe the system can be programmed to send out a specified number of wi
May 5, 2004, 8:23 am - whodeani - Lottery Discussion Forum