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OT: but important, $5 VA scratcher flawedReply
here's how they need to base the hold 'em poker scratch games. instead of going up against an opponent, just base the prizes on how god a hand you have.
Mar 19, 2005, 12:15 am - DoctorEw220 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Scratch Off TicketsReply
just wondering what tickets people were playing, I like the ones with prizes of 10 grand or more. The lesser prizes aren't worth spending the moneyyust to win a free ticket or 5/10/20 bucks. Maryland has about 100 scratch games going and i try and get some tickets from evey new game with large payout amounts.
Dec 10, 2004, 3:01 pm - four4me - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Mega Millions group
Should their be multi-state scratch games among the Mega Millions states? I would be concerned that the Mass and NY tickets (and possibly TX) would be annuity-only, while the same game in the other eight states would have a cash option.
Aug 14, 2004, 10:39 am - CASH Only - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Question on interesting scratch ticketsReply
Wonderer:You probably should not play that game. Almost all the million-dollar scratch games in Mass are ANNUITY-ONLY (as well as your 6/42 6/49)
May 18, 2004, 8:40 pm - CASH Only - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Instant Powerball Millionaire
Just curious. Guess I'll have to get to Vegas some other way. I for one will miss it, although there were other $3 scratch games; this one was good to me in our state.Your input welcome
Apr 12, 2004, 8:57 am - Lotto Czar - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

The Scratchoff Card ScamReply
Here in New York, there is a different kind of scratchcard scam - directly from the NY Lottery! All current NY scratch games with top prizes over $500,000 are paid in ANNUITY only. There is even a scratch game that has free Lotto tickets as prizes, except they all say 26 ANNUAL PAYMENTS (again, NO cash option!)
Nov 15, 2002, 2:00 pm - CASH Only - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Rich for LifeReply
I agree that many players like the idea of a lifetime prize, but, US lotteries should be allowed to offer such prizes ONLY in scratch games, and prohibit annuity-only situations where the prize is not lifetime , eg 20 or 25 years.
Aug 25, 2002, 3:43 pm - CASH Only - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Florida Scratch Offs - Post Pictures if posibleReply
Hi Speeddmon, where is such payout info shown?...would be a great consumer data point for scratch games, and para-mutual games as well. Either way best of total luck!!
Sep 11, 2022, 6:51 am - Cape $cratcher - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

NC habit of ending games with top prizesReply
South Carolina does this primarily with $1, $2, $3 and $5. They'll do it with $10 games if one top prize is left and no one has claimed it if a specific amount of time.. Then again, I haven't seen many SC scratch games that have lasted more than 10 - 12 months in active circulation. I'm pretty sure as far as SCEL is concerned, the available prizes remaining must drop below a certain level before they pull a game but I couldn't begin to imagine what's the limit.
Aug 13, 2015, 8:26 pm - Hysteria - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Those of you who keep track of your scratch off spending, ...Reply
Several things are different about CA Scratchers versus some of the more mature lotteries on the eastern half of the US: 1. Higher ticket prices, with big $10 and $20 scratch tickets. We don't have those, ours topping out at $5 tickets. Those higher prices can provide more revenue per customer, as like with potato chips, its very hard to have just one. Say you buy four $5 tickets at a time now, but if there were $20 tickets, you might be tempted to spend more than your usual amount so you
Aug 24, 2011, 3:31 pm - Jon D - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum