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computerized drawings set to take over the lottery in a few years?Reply
There seems to be a trend towards moving to computerized (Random Number Generator - RNG) drawings. For one thing, state lotteries say that they are cost effective . They are easier and cheaper to maintain in the long run and maybe even cheaper to buy to begin with. I'm not crazy about the idea to begin with, mistakes can be made, like the one with the Tenn. Lottery. I think that part of the problem is that it is so much easier to believe that it truely is random with a physical ball based s
Aug 22, 2007, 4:06 pm - ArtVandalay - Lottery Discussion Forum

Tenn. Lottery players complaining over switch from numbered ballsReply
The lottery (Tennessee Lottery) claims computerized drawings are exciting , although player polls suggest that any excitement from lottery drawings comes as the result of seeing real lottery balls being mixed in a spinning drum and drawn one at a time both of which are missing from computerized drawings. Because of the Ohio Lottery, state representatives and state senators had an additional $646 million to put into the state's educational fund in 2006. I seriously doubt they would risk
Aug 20, 2007, 3:52 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

Lottery Winner's Lucky Day Turns into One Heck of a MessNews Story
The lure of quick cash from someone else's winning lottery ticket now has three women facing some serious charges, after their alleged plan proved to be very unlucky. Imagine you just found out you won $25,000 in the lottery. You get a receipt but in your haste, you actually leave the ticket at the store. And when you got back, it is gone. Well, that is just what happened to a 24-year-old Tina-Marie Ware from Rensselaer. She kept looking and looking and finally, needed the State Police to
Jul 18, 2007, 11:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Winners In LottoReply
Walk a mile in my shoes justxploring. How do you know I haven't, Lacie? For all you know I am very ill and living on disability. I just said I disagreed with you because of FACTS. The average home in FL was selling for more than $350,000 over the past several years (much more in areas like Naples, Sarasota and Miami) and the population soared. These were not poor people who were buying second homes for that price. You must have heard of The Villages. It's one of the largest retirement c
Jun 3, 2007, 3:22 pm - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery dream shattered for N.C. coupleNews Story
Randolph and Sandra Whitehead planned to get out of their small house, buy a car they could depend on and pay their bills. After all, they had just won $250,000 in the North Carolina lottery. But those dreams came crashing down when their road to riches took a sudden U-turn. On May 1, Randolph Whitehead bought a scratch-off ticket at the Rocky Mount BP station on Centura Highway. They had the surprise of their lives. Me and her looked at it together, Randolph said. I put on my glasse
May 26, 2007, 10:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

First 2 winners of $1 million lottery prizes come forwardNews Story
Burt Isabell had this reaction Tuesday when he learned he'd won $1 million in the Tennessee Lottery: I just started hollering, 'You're looking at a millionaire!' No one half-believed me, he said. Then I showed 'em the ticket and of course they asked to borrow some money. Isabell, of Sylacauga, Ala., and David Smith of the Old Hickory section of Nashville were the first of four winners to come forward to claim their $1 million in the state's first Million $ Madness game. The other t
May 16, 2007, 7:19 am - Todd - Lottery News

B.C. Lottery shuts down retailer as probe continuesNews Story
Details not released but latest closure is fifth this year The British Columbia Lottery Corp. has yanked its ticketing terminals from a North Shore kiosk the fifth such shutdown this year, the company says. The move came amid an investigation by B.C. ombudsman Kim Carter of how fairly the provincial lottery system is being run. Her findings are expected to be released next month. As controversy rages nationwide on the suspiciously high number of ticket sellers collecting on winning ti
Apr 20, 2007, 8:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lotto tickets lead cops to murder suspectReply
Newspaper article from last night that's a little clearer... http://www.chicagotribune.com/about/custom/career/chi-070413double_murderapr13,1,5781259.story?coll=chi-news-hed Lottery tickets led to suspect's arrest By Alexa Aguilar and Jason Meisner Tribune staff reporters Published April 13, 2007, 9:50 PM CDT Like many lottery players, Tim Fountain used numbers from his own life when he selected 5-1-5-0 and 5-1-5-7 in the Pick 4 game on Aug. 4, 2005, according to police. Minutes
Apr 14, 2007, 11:03 am - justxploring - Lottery News

Crossing US/Canada Border with TicketsReply
This is a little off topic. I wonder what will happen when The USA becomes part of the North American Union NAU. According to Lou Dobbs on CNN The Presidents of Canada,US and Mexico have plotted to create one Nation. Without the people of those respected countries knowledge or the US congress. This is not an April fools joke. Check it out in your favorite search engine. Search for Lou Dobbs North American Union NAU SPP Amero The US
Mar 31, 2007, 11:47 am - amsoly41 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Store owner's lottery bonus put on holdNews Story
The store owner who sold the unclaimed $3.5 million Connecticut Classic Lotto ticket in February will not be receiving his $10,000 sales commission unless he settles outstanding accounts with the state lottery, according to a spokeswoman for the lottery. Zee Zahid, proprietor of Coventry Getty Mart, was to receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket on Feb. 14, 2006. But the expected windfall became more hassle than help for Zahid. No, I didn't get the $10,000, and they gave
Mar 22, 2007, 3:12 pm - Todd - Lottery News