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      <title>Comment #5</title>
      <link>http://www.lotterypost.com/news/137150/633670</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:16:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>lottolove06</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[If lotteries want to see increased scratch sales, then design something different.  Quit using the same old game from another state but with different colors.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:50:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>bellyache</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[At this point in time, I couldn't see myself purchasing a $30 dollar scratch-off ticket. I'd rather spend that money playing my own numbers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:33:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>curt777</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[States have dedicated more money to prizes to make high-priced tickets attractive. In the case of a typical $2 scratch-off, about 60% of proceeds from ticket sales goes for prizes. The expensive tickets return about 75% in prizes, although that portion varies by state.<br /><br />Um, I think I'm missing something here....  Oh ya, actual WINNERS!....<br /><br />A 75% return rate ?!?!?!   Not in Illinois it isn't...  More like 2% !!<br /><br />-Curt Little Lotto King]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:57:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>DoubleDown</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[I've certainly given them my share of $$$<br /><br />DD]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:23:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>ochoop17</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[So let the scratching begin]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[High-priced scratch-off tickets have revived lottery sales, restoring growth to a state-run business that had sagged in the face of casino and Internet gambling.<br /><br />The introduction of instant-win tickets that cost $10, $20 and $30 - and offer top prizes of $1 million or more - has set lottery sales on fire in many states. Scratch-off ticket sales soared 59% from 2001 to 2005. That's six times as much as the 10% increase during that time for Powerball, Mega Millions and other traditional lottery... [&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/news/137150">More</a>&nbsp;]]]></description>
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