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Sign the petition - eliminate computerized drawings!Reply
I have a couple of comments on your reply:It is not up to me or any other player to figure out HOW to get the drawings televised. It is the job of the state lottery. If they have to PAY to get them televised, then so be it. That's the price of doing business . Frankly, there have been a lot of very good suggestions here on Lottery Post about how to do it in a very cost-effective manner, but I guess the lotteries feel that they shouldn't stoop to listening to players about how to save money.
Jun 18, 2005, 1:50 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

California Lottery fixes major problem with Derby gameReply
I programmed the C-64 as well, but it sounds like I started a little earlier than you: I also programmed Commodore PETs and VIC-20s. I learned machine code in order to squeeze code in a small space (plus make it run faster), so I understand your point about sloppy coding.We all tend to look down on the bloated coding of today, but an honest appraisal of programming back then would acknowledge that programs were just as buggy as today. People love to program, but they hate to test, and that's b
May 14, 2005, 12:52 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery Considering Computerized DrawingsReply
Quote: Originally posted by golotto on March 3, 2005If it's true that there are dead numbers when using random number generators for the draws ...where does that leave people like myself who often play one favorite set of numbers time and again? I must then ask myself, are one or more of my favorite numbers dead? Would I be better off using quick-picks when computers are used to draw number sets? At least then I'd have a fighting chance by changing numbers often.Why oh why don't the lotter
Mar 3, 2005, 8:14 pm - Justin - Lottery News

TX Lottery Answer to Comp Gen Draws.
I thought that you all from Tx might want to see this.Thanks for contacting us.We take extreme care to be sure our games are completely fair andhonest. Our security procedures are very strict, and it is illegal foranyone to interfere with those procedures. Davila, Buschhorn andAssociates, P.C., an independent accounting firm, oversees our on-linegame drawings. Independent auditors used by the instant ticketmanufacturers perform audits on each instant game produced. We alsoconduct our own audits
Feb 16, 2005, 3:37 am - LANTERN - Pick 3 Forum

Texas Computerized DrawingsReply
Well Molly, I voted no Preference because TLC has screwed up every friggin lottery game we have ever had. When the lottery first started, I won on all the games consistantly. 5 of 6 of the lottery 2 times, 4 of 5 of Cash 5 more times than I can remember and Pick 3 Straight even more times, more than I can remember. I could track the numbers and win. Now I am not braggin, it's just the facts. Then TLC started minipulating the games by several balls sets for each game and at least 4 pretests
Jan 31, 2005, 10:25 pm - Pick 3 Fairy - Pick 3 Forum

Texas Computerized DrawingsReply
Quote: Originally posted by Texasman on January 31, 2005I voted AGAINST computerized drawings. I have no complaints about how the state is currently conducting the drawings. The key is that regardless of the way a drawing is conducted or screwed up , it is consistently screwed up and you can design workouts around a screwed-up system. Heck, randomness itself is screwed up in its nature so it would be hard to win. TLC can do whatever they want and it won't affect me, except for having to tr
Jan 31, 2005, 8:09 pm - Todd - Pick 3 Forum

Texas Computerized DrawingsReply
I voted AGAINST computerized drawings. I have no complaints about how the state is currently conducting the drawings. The key is that regardless of the way a drawing is conducted or screwed up , it is consistently screwed up and you can design workouts around a screwed-up system. Heck, randomness itself is screwed up in its nature so it would be hard to win. TLC can do whatever they want and it won't affect me, except for having to transition to the nature of a computer system as compared
Jan 31, 2005, 7:30 pm - Texasman - Pick 3 Forum

New Delaware Lotto Game to be Launched Amid Concerns Over DrawingsReply
Ok, I can't stand this anymore. For the record, I LIVE in Delaware. The state has been losing money to the tune of millions because Ruth Ann, our fine Gov. got a bill passed that bans all indoor public smoking. That includes racinos/slots - where dozens of buses used to bring players from all over the east coast to dump their money in DE. Not any more. Not dozens a day, maybe 2 or 3. The DE lottery overall has been languishing for years. Wayne Lemons has been there forever and the whole
Jan 22, 2005, 9:35 am - Jake - Lottery News

America needs a National Lottery!Reply
Orangeman,You NAILED it when it comes to how the states use the lottery revenue.The lottery starts as a way to supplement the budget, and buy some products and services that the state would otherwise be unable to afford. That's why education is such a great use of the money - because the regular budget delivers all the basic services, plus the lottery revenue provides EXTRA THINGS that are not in the regular budget. (Upgraded buses, newer books, after school programs, etc., etc.)But what happe
Sep 11, 2004, 7:13 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery petition attacks computerized drawingsReply
Quote: Originally posted by smd173 on August 29, 2004 A computer can be hacked into and the program can be changed to produce any sequence of numbers that the hacker desires. If the hacker is clever enough they may be able to cover their tracks for some time, in the meantime taking the lottery -- and all of the other players -- for an expensive ride.I don't see why any state lottery would have the RNG hooked up to any kind of network that would put it at risk for being hacked. So this is a wea
Aug 29, 2004, 1:07 pm - BobP - Lottery News