New Delaware Lotto Game to be Launched Amid Concerns Over Drawings

Comment #16

DoctorEw220 — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 06:24:01 GMT

KyMystikal:You are correct. Banks do use ATMs to make money off of the surcharges. After the first 3000 transactions (which can happen in a matter of days, depending on the bank), all surcharges from transactions become profit for the bank. That's how they are making a lot of their money nowadays. That's how they can offer such low interest rates on loans. It used to be that a bank would have to loan money out at a higher rate than it gives on it's account holders.

Comment #15

KyMystikal — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:35:50 GMT

Mr. Lemons declined to comment directly on the bill, but said taking away the office's ability to utilize technology would be like telling a bank they couldn't use ATM machines anymore. I thought banks used ATM machines to make even more money?? I know if I use another banks ATM machine I get charged by both banks.

Comment #14

DoctorEw220 — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:01:51 GMT

although i can kinda see why they don't televise the drawings.

Comment #13

DoctorEw220 — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:01:32 GMT

no problem.

Comment #12

Todd — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:46:54 GMT

DrEW:Thanks for telling us about the NH lottery. I just watched today's drawing, and it's both great and funny! The funny part is that it is totally rough around the edges - no production values at all. A teenager with a home camcorder could do as well (who knows, maybe it was).And then the woman in the background yelling as loud as she could so she could be heard over the deafening roar of the machines!Funny, but the point being that it can be done ON THE CHEAP, and satisfy all the players that... [ More ]

Comment #11

DoctorEw220 — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:44:42 GMT

here's a thought.the main problem is cost. televising the drawings takes up quite a bit of money since it pretty much advertises for the lottery. instead of televising the drawings, post the video footage of the live drawing, like the the tri-state games do (www.nhlottery.org), on the Internet for players to view, so they're getting an actual drawing, and the lottery is saving a ton of money by not televising the drawings.VT, NH, and ME are the best examples of this.

Comment #10

jim695 — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:27:11 GMT

From the article:Mr. Lemons declined to comment directly on the bill, but said taking away the office's ability to utilize technology would be like telling a bank they couldn't use ATM machines anymore. Apples and oranges. The last time I used my bank's ATM, I didn't have to pick six numbers from a field before receiving my money. I was required to enter my PIN, though, and coincidentally, it was an exact match. I guess I'm just lucky that way.New technologies fail every day. Some are just not... [ More ]

Comment #9

BobP — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:21:04 GMT

I see it now . . . the contact for Lemons bounced . . . This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.Delivery to the following recipients failed. wlemons@STATE.DE.US Guess the guy really doesn't want to hear from customers. Can always write to the flunkies on http://www.delottery.com/contactus.htmlYou can be sure they will forward your message to the director, ha ha.BobP

Comment #8

DoctorEw220 — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 05:32:15 GMT

an RNG takes up to 5 seconds to generate a number. so you have up to 5 seconds to stop on a number before another one is generated.

Comment #7

four4me — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 05:31:00 GMT

BobP when you open Delawares website look under where they list the numbers they have a contact us bar on the lower left hand corner under the numbers for today. Near the bottom of the first page.

Comment #6

BobP — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 05:15:51 GMT

Whois says Lemon's email is wlemons@STATE.DE.US I don't see any email contact information on the site. Take a moment and ask for real drawings. It's like the old story about the farmer who started adding saw dust to the chicken feed to save money. 10% didn't seem to make any difference, so he kept increasing the saw dust until the chickens were on 100% saw dust and you know what happened? The chickens died. You can see the same effect all around when business tries to save money by triming... [ More ]

Comment #5

JimmySand9 — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:34:30 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by smd173 on January 22, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Jake on January 22, 2005That 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.Now, with slots money way down and the lottery doing what it always does (not much of anything),Maybe they will finally add a sportsbook, since they are one of 4 states exempt from the Federal ban. They better hurry up too, cause NJ is looking to hav... [ More ]

Comment #4

smd173 — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:35:32 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Jake on January 22, 2005That 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. Now, with slots money way down and the lottery doing what it always does (not much of anything), Maybe they will finally add a sportsbook, since they are one of 4 states exempt from the Federal ban. They better hurry up too, cause NJ is looking to have the ban revoked for them.

Comment #3

Todd — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:35:26 GMT

MillionsWanted: Absolutely correct.Jake: Sorry to hear about your rough time in Delaware, that must be very frustrating. I am shocked at everything I hear from your Lottery Director (Lemons); he is certainly not player-friendly. A player-friendly Director would not make statements in the press that basically amount to who cares what the players want, this is what I'm going to do. For the life of me, I cannot understand the bitter opposition to regular mechanical lottery drawing machines and... [ More ]

Comment #2

MillionsWanted — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:04:02 GMT

A lot of people believe someone sitting behind a PC is typing up the numbers, said lottery Director Wayne Lemons. That's reason enough to switch to televised draws and mechanical drawing machines.

Comment #1

Jake — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 14:35:43 GMT

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 s... [ More ]

New Delaware Lotto Game to be Launched Amid Concerns Over Drawings

Lottery Post — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 06:05:12 GMT

While the Delaware Lottery is launching its new Multi-Win Lotto game on Thursday, lawmakers will be continuing work on a measure stipulating that the lottery must convert back to mechanical drawing machines and live television broadcasts.But lottery officials say their high-tech system provides top security and ensures the offerings remain games of chance.Inside lottery headquarters in Dover, an auditor from an outside firm and state lottery office personnel gather in a secure room to draw the n... [ More ]