Missouri Lottery faces downturn in sales

Comment #8

dvdiva — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 05:17:50 GMT

In wa state they have balls supposedly but they don't televise the drawings so who really knows. The only way players will ever trust is a public drawing of balls not computer drawn and not hidden drawings.

Comment #7

Bryan — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 04:11:36 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by JimmySand9 on March 23, 2005Mike, Jap, MadDog, that's exactly what I was getting at. I mean they televise the drawings on well-placing stations, everyone is able to see that there are no actual balls involved. And since that's the only method of drawing players trust, zip-zip-zip, and awayyyy they go! Everyone in eastern MO is probably buying in Illinois which still has honest drawings, or have just stopped playing. As for people in the rest of the state, I wish that... [ More ]

Comment #6

JimmySand9 — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:43:09 GMT

Mike, Jap, MadDog, that's exactly what I was getting at. I mean they televise the drawings on well-placing stations, everyone is able to see that there are no actual balls involved. And since that's the only method of drawing players trust, zip-zip-zip, and awayyyy they go! Everyone in eastern MO is probably buying in Illinois which still has honest drawings, or have just stopped playing. As for people in the rest of the state, I wish that situation upon no one.

Comment #5

MADDOG10 — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:09:20 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by JAP69 on March 23, 2005Quote: Originally posted by LOTTOMIKE on March 22, 2005everybody knows why......COMPUTERIZED DRAWINGS ditto,ditto,ditto,ditto,ditto...

Comment #4

JAP69 — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 02:59:36 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by LOTTOMIKE on March 22, 2005everybody knows why......COMPUTERIZED DRAWINGS

Comment #3

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:28:06 GMT

everybody knows why......COMPUTERIZED DRAWINGS

Comment #2

CASH Only — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:45:08 GMT

Perhaps because MO won't trade its in-state game for Hot Lotto

Comment #1

JimmySand9 — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:12:47 GMT

Decrease in sales? Hmmm, I wonder why

Missouri Lottery faces downturn in sales

Lottery Post — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:42:00 GMT

The Missouri Lottery faces a $3.5 million budget cut that could force layoffs of a fourth of the agency's workers plus another General Assembly-ordered retreat from advertising.This will be the fourth year in a row we're taking a significant budget cut, director Jim Scroggins told Lottery Commission members last week.We are struggling to understand that and to understand how we are expected to grow business and increase sales.Despite more than $6 million in advertising cuts the past three years,... [ More ]