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Hoosier Lottery insists computers are better than ball drawingsNews Story
Still smarting from the sting of a massive security scandal, Indiana Lottery officials are making a claim that computerized drawings actually improve security over traditional lottery drawings conducted with a mechanical ball machine.Hoosier Lottery winning numbers are no longer determined by white balls plucked from a whirling mass inside a wire cage.Now, winning numbers for Hoosier Lotto and daily games are picked in an office room, from a computer inside a black box secured with red, tamper-e
Jul 29, 2005, 2:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Sign the petition - eliminate computerized drawings!Reply
Hi Todd;I now see that there are several forums devoted to the topic, so I will direct my future posts regarding how computers conduct lottery draws to one of them. The reason I posted here (aside from not having gotten that far in the forums ... man there is a lot of information here ) was that I was so surprised by the number of misconceptions on how the computerized draws work. I cannot speak for all systems, but I have been involved in development, design and/or testing of those used by a
Jun 18, 2005, 12:22 am - MathWizard - Lottery Discussion Forum

First Nigeria On-Line Lottery Makes DebutNews Story
The first national on-line lottery game, Lotto Nigeria, has been launched.Established on April 30, 2004, with a 30 year national lottery license granted by the Federal government, NSL Lotteries Management Company Limited (NSL LMC) a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Sports Lotteries Limited will operate the lottery.While unveiling the game recently at Oceanview Restaurant, Ikoyi Lagos State, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Rick Wagner, said with the technical support of Tat
Oct 1, 2004, 8:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Friends Say Audit Troubled Minnesota Lottery ChiefNews Story
George Andersen built the Minnesota Lottery from the ground up, and some who knew him say he looked upon it less like a bureaucrat and more like a proud and protective father.Andersen committed suicide Tuesday, a day after meeting with a government auditor examining the lottery's operations. He was found outside his home, and an autopsy determined he died of hypothermia in single-digit termperatures after cutting his wrists, said sheriff's Cmdr. Scott Malinosky said.Andersen's death has focused
Jan 29, 2004, 6:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Mega Millions Sales Begin TodayNews Story
For Texas Lottery lovers, there's a whole new ball game today.Beginning at 6 a.m., tickets were going on sale for Mega Millions, Texas' first foray into high-stakes, multistate lotteries.While chances for Mega Millions and the traditional Lotto Texas cost the same $1 the odds of winning the new game are much lower.But with the additional risk comes the lure of a substantially higher jackpot a minimum of $10 million, compared with Lotto Texas' $4 million minimum. People who play the lottery like
Dec 3, 2003, 5:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

Georgia proposes deal with new Tennessee lotteryNews Story
NASHVILLE, -- Tennessee could launch its new lottery up to four months earlier than planned if it partners with Georgia and its vendor contract, Georgia Lottery director Rebecca Paul said Monday.Paul pitched the unique idea of a ``long-term strategic alliance'' to the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation board at its second meeting, telling members the states' identical lottery statutes ``open doors for us to do many things jointly to reduce overhead in both jurisdictions.''Tennessee's lotter
Jul 29, 2003, 3:28 am - Todd - Lottery News

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Sep 19, 2001, 6:26 am - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

WW11 AlmanacReply
Time Lne: WW11 July, 1944 - Nazi Invade FRANCE Fights Back The French Resistance Took Many Forms During WWII A French resistant trains young volunteers in the alps of southern France in October 1944. In 1940, it may have seemed that all was lost for France. Paris was under control of the Nazis, much of the country had been occupied and the Allies had suffered a heroic failure at Dunkirk. Addressing the citizens of France from London June 18, 1940, Gen. Charles de Gaulle
Jul 11, 2022, 1:11 pm - eddessaknight - Mystical Forum

The local TV star who rigged the lotteryNews Story
Shortly after 7pm on April 24th, 1980, millions of Pennsylvanians watched intently as a third and final ping-pong ball shot up the tube of a machine on live television. And there you have it, exclaimed the station's beloved announcer, Nick Perry. Today's Pennsylvania lottery daily number: 6-6-6! As the cheesy music faded and the lights dimmed, Perry implored lucky ticket holders at home to claim their prizes: If you've got it, come and get it! What the public didn't know was that Per
Oct 18, 2019, 12:12 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Sundays " Birthdays " 9/4Reply
!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! Birthdays: Anton Bruckner 1824 Daniel Burnham 1846 Richard Wright 1908 Henry Ford II 1917 Paul Harvey 1918 Howard Morris 1919 Craig Claiborne 1920 Dick York 1928 Mitzi Gaynor 1931 Dawn Fraser 1937 Leonard Frey 1939 Ken Harrelson 1941 Raymond Floyd 1942 Merald Bubba Knight (Gladys Knight The Pips) 1942 Jennifer Salt 1944 Gene Parsons (The Byrds) 1944 Gary Duncan (Quicksilver Messenger Service) 1946 Tom Watson 1949
Sep 4, 2011, 10:43 am - karinda - Lottery Discussion Forum