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N.C. lottery staff win hefty bonusesReply
Hey Bingo Long: I wouldn't use MA to compare for a number of reasons... First, MA has by far the highest per capita sales (and way, way higher payouts than NC will ever have under its current legislation) in the country. It's a real apples and oranges comparison. Years ago, when it was first getting going, MA sold only $30 million a year in Scratch tickets. If you compared NC and MA based on Year 1 vs. Year 1, you might come away thinking NC was doing a great job when they may no
Apr 4, 2006, 5:10 pm - Drivedabizness - Lottery News

How to win more lotto for less money.Reply
Absolutely Todd, Our local syndicate once joined an online pools syndicate which shall remain nameless, after participating over a one year period we hit (1x5/6,3x4/6, 16x3/6's) , the reduced returns are not even worth mentioning. Worse still the high capital outlay by each syndicate member did not help. I(we) are of the camp that online pools syndicate should be better regulated by government national and international lottery regulators with effective legislation. There is no protection
Mar 28, 2006, 10:54 am - Jacques - Lottery Systems Forum

Sign the petition - eliminate computerized drawings!Reply
Most Delawareans believe the state lottery is rigged. This article will only serve to support that theory. The director has been involved for years and it is apparent he doesn't care about the players (I say this from having the experience of claiming a prize). Take note that the Multi-Win Lotto starts at $50K and is presently at $122K. Considering it increases typically at $2K per drawing (3 times a week), it has been quite some time since the last winner. Any one remember why the Delaware Lott
Mar 25, 2006, 10:20 am - rdc137 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery Post member turns up the heat on the Hoosier LotteryReply
The playing people of every state do have power to force change. This change will come when we force with petitions on voting day in each state. What needs to happen is for the people of each state to force the issues on the Statewide elections. Force the State to return to machine games (I'd prefer the last winners draw the balls in a public setting like a football stadium or basketball, soccer ect.) The State does not want hand drawings? Why one might ask? Well, they said because it woul
Feb 3, 2006, 5:03 pm - richwood - Lottery News

Penn. woman Loses $20,000 In Jamaican Lottery ScamReply
DD: Well said. Allow me to elaborate; if you've never heard of the sponsor, and if you didn't enter their contest, odds are better than average that you'll finish somewhere below first place after all the votes are tallied. Of course, there's always the remote possibility that they just like you so much that they'd pay you even if you didn't buy a ticket. If this is the case, remember, the more money you send them, the better they'll like you, and so it follows that the prize you did
Jan 31, 2006, 12:10 pm - jim695 - Lottery News

Ousted Tenn. Lottery official got high marks on job evaluationNews Story
A high-ranking Tennessee Lottery official forced out of his position amid allegations of workplace harassment received high marks on his job performance and a merit-based raise, according to lottery records.Former chief administrative officer Steve Adams received a 4 percent salary increase in October 2004 for his job performance, which was described as exceptional and consistently outstanding, according to lottery personnel records released late Wednesday afternoon.Adams also met or exceede
Jan 12, 2006, 7:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery: Promises and pitfallsReply
Rip Snorter said: If that's the smoke and mirrors trick it takes to cause voters to allow lotteries to exist, let her rip. The 'support' side of the equation almost certainly involves political rhetoric. ___________________________________________________________________________________You're absolutely right, Jack. Political Rhetoric. What a wonderful term that is! We use it to describe what the politicians regurgitate during their bids for public office, and the politicians use it to under
Dec 26, 2005, 11:47 am - jim695 - Lottery News

Wyoming voters to have no say on PowerballNews Story
Voters won't be given a say next year on whether Wyoming should join the multi-state Powerball lottery.The Joint Travel Committee voted 8-4 Thursday against sponsoring a bill that would have put a nonbinding referendum on the 2006 ballot.Opponents were reluctant to endorse a public vote that ultimately doesn't force any legislative action.Rep. Kermit Brown, R-Laramie, said the issue of establishing a lottery should be decided by lawmakers, not in a nonbinding vote by the electorate. It's a cop-o
Dec 16, 2005, 10:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery Email responseReply
Anti-Lottery Laws Prohibit Use of Mail to Promote LotteriesFederal statutes prohibit, among other things, the mailing or transportation in interstate or foreign commerce of promotions for lotteries or the sending of lottery tickets themselves. The text of the several statutes is set forth below. For a thoroughgoing analysis see Pic-A-State Pa., Inc. v. Reno, 76 F.3d 1294 (C.A.3 (Pa.), 1996). See also, the analysis and comments by Jeffrey Rodefer at Interstate Wagering Amendments.Title 18, United
Dec 9, 2005, 8:09 am - jim695 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Iowa Lottery approves self-ban for playersNews Story
The Iowa Lottery Board voted Tuesday to allow lottery players to self-ban themselves from winning game prizes in order to stem problem gambling.After pondering the self-ban move for a few months, and following announcement of record Iowa Lottery sales of $210 million last year, the board felt the time was right for a self-ban, Iowa Lottery CEO Ed Stanek said. We want to maximize our proceeds for the state with everyone playing in moderation, Stanek said. We don't want our success to be at the
Dec 7, 2005, 6:57 am - Todd - Lottery News