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Ridiculously low non-jackpot prize payouts have me fed upReply
[quote] If MM intends to keep my interest in their game, they must increase the non-jackpot prize payouts to a minimum 10% of the odds. The current odds, payouts (where applicable) and percentage of payout are as follows: 5+1 1:175,711,536.00 $JACKPOT 5+0 1: 3,904,700.80 $250,000 6.40% 4+1 1: 689,064.85 $ 10,000 1.45% 4+0 1: 15,312.55 $ 150 0.98% 3+1 1: 13,781.30 $ 150 1.09% 3+0 1: 306.25 $ 7 2.29% 2+1 1: 843.75 $ 10 1.19% 2+0 1: 18.75 $ - - 1+1 1: 140.63 $ 3 2.13% 1+0 1: 3.13
Oct 20, 2006, 4:04 am - johnph77 - Jackpot Games Forum

Trial in N.C. lottery fraud case beginsNews Story
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that former N.C. lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings spent 60 telltale days last year working for a lottery company, holding a state lottery post and deceiving the public. In opening statements in Geddings' fraud case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis Duffy said Geddings had a lucrative relationship with lottery vendor Scientific Games that was a conflict of interest as a commissioner. By failing to disclose the relationship, Duffy said Geddings violated a law
Sep 22, 2006, 2:30 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Online gambling executive arrested on state chargesNews Story
Gambling industry experts agree: If you operate an offshore gaming Web site, stay out of the U.S. Moments after stepping foot on American soil Thursday, Sportingbet PLC Chairman Peter Dicks became the second British offshore sports betting executive arrested in recent months for illegal online gambling in the U.S. Former BetOnSports PLC Chief Executive Officer David Carruthers was arrested on federal charges in July. It's still unclear if the arrest is a coincidence or part of a government
Sep 8, 2006, 5:47 pm - Todd - Lottery News

rally on internet gamblingReply
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the recently scheduled field hearing on the issue of Internet gambling hosted by Rep. Jim Leach (R- IA) and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) in Cedar Rapids tomorrow, Michael Bolcerek, president of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) a grassroots organization of more than 100,000 members, released the following statement: The Poker Players Alliance supports an open dialogue to discuss this issue and we sincerely hope that the
Aug 30, 2006, 4:29 pm - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery Discussion Forum

HeathrowReply
LONDON (Aug. 10) - British police said Thursday they had arrested 21 people in connection with a terror plot against airlines traveling from Britain to the U.S. which was intended to be mass murder on an unimaginable scale. London's Heathrow airport, the busiest airport in Europe, was closed to most European flights Thursday morning after officials raised Britain's national security alert to its highest level - suggesting a terrorist attack may imminent. Huge crowds formed at security barri
Aug 10, 2006, 6:00 am - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas lottery raises concerns over GTECH's practices, ethicsNews Story
Lottery giant's merger with Lottomatica requires that Texas agree to keep its contract with the company GTECH Holding Corp.'s stock plummeted as much as 14 percent yesterday morning before rebounding after the Texas Lottery Commission and the Texas Department of Public Safety raised concerns about the company's business practices and ethical integrity. Investors, anticipating that Texas might adversely impact GTECH's pending $4.8-billion acquisition by Italy's Lottomatica SpA, sold off so
Jul 21, 2006, 10:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Online Gambling Conference Shuts Down After ArrestsNews Story
David Carruthers became the latest poster boy or scapegoat, depending on one's perspective when he was arrested in Dallas on charges of racketeering, conspiracy and an illegal online gambling enterprise. While on a layover to Costa Rica, where his company is based, Carruthers, chief executive officer for BetOnSports was arrested and detained on Sunday, forcing the online gambling community to take note. Carruthers' arrest seems to have spooked online gaming executives. A major gaming con
Jul 21, 2006, 7:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Responsible gamblers threatened by anti-gambling billNews Story
Joe Callari is 27. He's a college student. He has no wife, no kids. He works about four hours a day. And he says he makes nearly twice as much in a year as the average Joplin household. About six months ago, Callari, a psychology and business major at Missouri Southern State University, quit his job as a manager at a local Hastings store to take on a slightly more profitable venture playing online poker. Callari said he makes $40 an hour in his new gig he sets his own hours an
Jul 21, 2006, 7:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Ballot Could Become Lottery TicketNews Story
To anyone who ever said, I wouldn't vote for that bum for a million bucks, Arizona may be calling your bluff. A proposal to award $1 million in every general election to one lucky resident, chosen by lottery, simply for voting no matter for whom has qualified for the November ballot. Mark Osterloh, a political gadfly who is behind the initiative, the Arizona Voter Reward Act, is promoting it with the slogan, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Vote! He collected 185,902 signatures of re
Jul 18, 2006, 8:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

interest groups lining up to lobby on web gamblingReply
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Jul 7, 2006, 8:13 am - Rip Snorter - Lottery Discussion Forum