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Lottery scratch games still being sold after jackpots are gone
In the anime Ghost in the Shell Panama Member #21312 August 29, 2005 2397 Posts Offline |
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If you have a top prize available, I am sure many more players are willing to spend the $20 - to take the chance of hitting it. Why does anyone want to spend $20 to hit a smaller prize when another game might still have a Million Dollars for the same price?
I disagree with pulling the game just because the top prize is won. The solution is rather simple, if the top prize is $1,000,000 for a $20 ticket. Then someone wins it and the next prize is $500,000, the ticket price should be cut in half ($10). And so on, until all the prizes are gone. very good idea true critic....
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Wandering Aimlessly United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4379 Posts Offline |
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I rarely buy scratch tickets, but I always assumed people checked first, since the amount of top prizes available are listed, at least they are on the FL site. I don't even play them & I check! LOL
I agree with GameGrl and would be very satisfied making $10,000 with a $20 investment. Sure people want a shot at the big prize, but with such high odds, I'm sure most people are just happy to get their money back!
I don't think the idea of cutting ticket prices in half would ever work. All the thousands of retailers would have to be notified and then there would be additional work involved. Too complicated. Having a second chance drawing is always a nice bonus, however.
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Prince of Insufficient Light Ruler of Heck United States Member #13375 March 30, 2005 1356 Posts Offline |
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The lottery plans to sell X number of tickets at Y dollars per ticket, minus W dollars of prizes and other expenses, and keep Z dollars of revenue. There seems to be this notion that they are in business to provide money to gamblers. The lottery's job is to collect more money besides what the state can collect from the voters in taxes.
Demanding that the scratch-off games be pulled once the top prize is claimed is a sure way to cause those top prizes to 'drift' towards the last packs printed, or "Oopsie, we had a 'bad run' in that game. Seems the printer neglected to include a top prize ticket". Modern "education" teaches a version of history so fictionalized, it should be followed by "TM"
They're warning me about Osama or whatever. Picture me buying the scam; I say "never!". 
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Atlanta United States Member #16270 May 24, 2005 182 Posts Offline |
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Hey Sorensonfan41, are you willing to share the information about which tickets have the best chances? Sure would save me a lot of time, and if not, I understand. Mainly interested in $5 games up to $20. Thank you.
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Tralfamadore / Zeta Riticuli Star System United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 4175 Posts Online |
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Selling tickets for an advertised top prize that no longer exists is almost as bad as selling tickets for a top prize that never existed.
Both are false advertising.
Selling tickets for a top prize that never existed is a flat out scam.
Selling tickets for top prizes that have all been paid out gives lottery players the perception that the lottery is out to scam them. It's Lotto, not horseshoes or artillery!
Close doesn't count!
I sell everything at a loss but make up for it in volume
- Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22
There are two kinds of jackpot winners...the ones who remained anonymous and the ones that wish they had.
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Any state lottery is the quickest way to rip people off than any other way.It's not gas,food or any other way...
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I'm pretty sure the lotterys sell enough losing tickets to offset any losses they might have by pulling the game after they sell all of the top prize tickets.I know I buy a hell of lot more losing tickets than I do break even or winning tickets.For every winner they sell there are a lot of losers.
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