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Wisconsin Lottery does not make vendor pay for mistakesNews Story
The Wisconsin Lottery has repeatedly declined to seek the maximum amount of damages allowed against a contractor whose technical failures have disrupted ticket sales and operations, records show. The Lottery has contracted with GTECH Corp. since 1989 to operate its ticket system, including 3,200 terminals at retailers statewide and a related telecommunications network. Under the contract, the Lottery can assess damages when its telecommunications systems fail or tickets cannot be validated.
Nov 28, 2008, 9:28 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery confirms that Quick Picks are not generated by "central computer"Reply
The problem I am having with your statements is that you are being vague about where you believe there is manipulation. When we are talking about rigging a drawing , that specifically refers to altering the lottery drawing machine -- or the balls that get drawn from it -- in order to make certain numbers come out. Now, if you are saying that Texas is controlling the outcome, that is the only way I know to do that, because if the drawing in NOT rigged -- it is entirely random -- then ANY CO
Nov 26, 2008, 9:07 am - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Stat FeverReply
I'm a Statistics Player all the way! The problem with Statistics is that they are updated after each drawing, so there is no historical data to work with. It would probably take up a lot of memory to archive the stats here at LP, but it would become a gold mine, in my opinion. Todd may have a way to isolate any given date parameters and bring them up through the stats layout dynamically, rather than saving each stat page daily. The majority of players just want a quick fix from the l
Jun 22, 2008, 9:33 am - sfilippo - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lucid Dreaming to pick numbers... ?
Hi all... I came across this article and was wondering if lucid dreaming actually works in helping you pick winning numbers by asking your subconsious mind the 'right' questions. Here was the article by the way... I need your help. I saw your website on the internet and decided to take a chance. I have never contacted a psychic before, other than as a curiosity thing a couple of times with friends. I feel that my problem is serious enough to look for professional help. I will describe
Oct 5, 2007, 9:58 am - Omniscient - Mystical Forum

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

Tennessee Lottery threatens to go computerizedNews Story
Web site press release reveals plan is it a trial balloon or just bad news? By Todd Northrop Tennessee Lottery issued a statement on their web site that threatens to bring unpopular computerized drawings to the state. The upstart lottery, which in relative terms is still attempting to gain solid footing in the industry, made the announcement despite numerous player polls showing mistrust and discontent with the faux drawings. The lottery claims computerized drawings are exciting , al
Jul 16, 2007, 5:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

R.I. lottery machine prints invalid ticketsNews Story
They entered the store with hopes of striking it rich through a winning lottery ticket. They exited with bogus tickets all dated from 1999. A lottery machine mix-up Thursday resulted in roughly 70 invalid tickets being printed at a Cranston convenience store, the Rhode Island Lottery said Friday. The problem was caused by a field service technician for the gaming technology company Gtech Holdings Corp. who accidentally replaced a malfunctioning machine at Oaklawn Mart with a model termin
Jan 15, 2007, 3:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Excel Simple Pick 3/4 RunDown ToolReply
Ultimately, I will pass around the password if I have to in order to make this work out for everyone, but you're not supposed to need one. It is supposed to function without a password, so I am proceeding as though we simply have a minor problem to correct from my end. I made it a little project to ask around and research all day to see what attributes or changes cause these sorts of disorders, and how to get around this problem that crept up, and to attempt a trace on how it may have
Jan 9, 2007, 1:31 am - LottoHackJack - Lottery Systems Forum

Thanks for CalifDudeReply
I would be interested to hear more detail about your ideas with the predictions page, and how that would solve whatever problems you're having. The second part of that sentence managed to imoticon the first half. I'd like to see the predictions page optionally a tool for testing ideas and systems, as opposed to a (sometimes fun game, horserace) between members who enjoy that sort of thing (and I sometimes do). I think a lot of members might use the predictions page more if that were a
Jul 22, 2006, 9:40 am - Rip Snorter - Lottery Discussion Forum

Agent provacateursReply
Rip Snorter Why do you attack me and my system? Rip Snorter have been here for years, what have been your contribution to members, other that Your insults? It seems all you do here is pass wind--literally !!! And depending on your mood, hurl insults and Diminish the contribution of others. Now You Know and Admit, the Alternate System has been here, before men walked the Earth. Will Rip Snorter apply the tecnique to pick his numbers? I Doubt It. Over the years Rip Sno
Jun 20, 2006, 4:26 pm - Winner1313 - Lottery Discussion Forum