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What Changes Do You Expect With Lottery In 2008?Reply
That was going to be my answer! LOL You beat me to it, Spy! I hope FL doesn't add any more games. I wouldn't mind if they dropped the MegaMoney, however, and substituted some kind of little lotto type game like a 6/39 or even a 6/42 game. There were more winners when Lotto was 6/49 (now 6/53) but not as many rollovers. I think they will continue to sell raffle tickets since they've been very successful and sold out again on Christmas July 4. I wonder if they'll have a $50 scrat
Jan 22, 2008, 4:51 pm - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

what game does your state NOT have that you wish they did?Reply
I think Michigan should drop out of the Mega Mill and just have a 6/46 $2 game and go back to ball drawings. It takes months for the classic 47 to build to a decent level and it might go 3 times a year...boring. While Michigan has been a member of megamillions for 11 years now there has been only one Jackpot winner that was outside the Southeast Michigan area and that was in Traverse City...all other Michigan winners have been in the Southeast corner of the state...boring. Why
Dec 27, 2007, 10:16 pm - Think - Lottery Discussion Forum

how did you do in the lottery for 2007?Reply
Ok, here's mine in detail as of Nov 30 '07: Pick 3 - $143 / 0 winnings Pick 4 - $42 / 0 winnings Little Lotto (Pick 5) - $286, won $89 (all $1 and $10 wins) Lotto (Pick 6) - $125, won $9 Mega Millions $144, won $20 Raffle $20 / 0 winnings (that's it for me and raffles) Pick N Play $ 2 / 0 winnings (I've never heard of anybody winning on these)
Dec 11, 2007, 1:16 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

NC lottery to begin Pick 3 midday game in springNews Story
The North Carolina Education Lottery wants to begin a midday numbers drawing early this spring. Lottery executive director Tom Shaheen says the Pick 3 drawing would be performed identically to the numbers drawing held every night. The midday drawing would be held Monday through Saturday. Shaheen says an extra daily drawing would raise more revenues while giving the lottery another opportunity to attract players. Shaheen didn't give an exact start date to lottery commissioners hold
Dec 6, 2007, 10:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Idaho RaffleReply
I've been coming up with excuses to buy more, too. It's my Christmas present to myself. I've spent $100 for a chance at the St. Jude's dream home, and top prize is only worth $350K. It's not out of line to spend that much for a chance at $1,000,000! If tickets don't sell out, Idaho may not have another raffle. Gotta buy another to help sell it out. Anybody have more justifications I could use?
Nov 24, 2007, 5:08 pm - LuckyLilly - Lottery Discussion Forum

New State LotteriesReply
You gotta love this: ...no lottery may be authorized by this State, nor may lottery tickets be sold.... ... 2. The State and the political subdivisions thereof shall not operate a lottery. The legislature may authorize persons engaged in charitable activities or activities not for profit to operate a lottery in the form of a raffle or drawing on their own behalf. All proceeds of the lottery, less expenses directly related to the operation of the lottery, must be used only to benefit char
Aug 30, 2007, 10:49 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

New State LotteriesReply
The Nevada State Constitution does not permit lotteries. Sec: 24. Lotteries. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no lottery may be authorized by this State, nor may lottery tickets be sold. 2. The State and the political subdivisions thereof shall not operate a lottery. The legislature may authorize persons engaged in charitable activities or activities not for profit to operate a lottery in the form of a raffle or drawing on their own behalf. All proceeds o
Aug 30, 2007, 3:04 am - Tinker - Lottery Discussion Forum

Couple nearly victims of lottery scamReply
According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, consumers send $120 million a year to those running bogus lottery schemes. Mrs. Gadwah said she bought a ticket several years earlier, which made it easier for her to believe she'd won. Honestly, I don't think I'm scam-proof, but I have little sympathy for these people. That statement doesn't make any sense. Even if I got something in the mail telling me I won the Florida raffle, I'd wonder how that was possible. Yes, I did buy a ticket in
Jul 30, 2007, 2:48 pm - justxploring - Lottery News

Lottery MarketingReply
Some states market more aggressively, sure. There's no marketing more aggreesive than when a state is trying to start a lottery though. Lately Illinois has been running a lot of radio ads for the raffle. The billboards or ads you mentioned don't really affect my play, the only time I play more is if a jackpot is up, up, up. Don't forget a lot of advertising for the lottery is trying to target new players, for the most part they know they've got the regular players. Trying to get th
Jul 13, 2007, 11:50 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Maryland Lottery Countdown to Millions raffle resultsReply
UPDATE; I went to my favorite lottery store.....and they sold one of the $50,000.00 winners in the Count Down to Millions raffle, to one of the regulars. I'm so happy for her. The store has now sold two big wins in the lastmonth or so, the 1.1million multi match and now this. I hope that the luck of the draw continues to spead around to the regular patrons, including ME! Four4me: the first drawing in January, I brought 4 tickets off of winning from the lottery also. Good Luck ev
Jul 9, 2007, 2:57 pm - Litebets27 - Lottery News