S.C. Lottery may learn lessons from Georgia

Comment #9

Tnplayer805 — Fri, 13 May 2005 02:46:34 GMT

Was in Chattanooga today. Retailers on the line are busy. Went bought a few GA tickets and a few TN tickets. Most people are playing in TN right now because of the powerball Jackpot.

Comment #8

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 13 May 2005 01:41:37 GMT

tennessee is powerball,georgia is mega millions so there will be a lot of people coming and going from both states.

Comment #7

Tnplayer805 — Thu, 12 May 2005 04:09:40 GMT

ATLANTA A landscaper raked in some lottery luck on his birthday. Albert Van Maanen played the Georgia Lottery instant game Triple Lucky 7 s and won the game s $177,000 top prize. It was a heck of a birthday present! exclaims Mr. Van Maanen, who celebrated his 48th birthday on Monday, May 9.Georgia Lottery retailer Mega Star Food Mart #0001, located at 11320 Hwy. 41 in Ringgold, sold the winning ticket.According to Mr. Van Maanen, he scratched the lucky ticket in the store. He thought he won

Comment #6

Ladyluck2005 — Wed, 11 May 2005 21:57:15 GMT

I'll still play SC if NC picks to play Mega Millions. I live like 5 miles or so from the boarder so its not far to drive. There will be loooong lines when NC gets a lottery....but there will also be LOTS of protesters at the places that do sell tickets....it'll be interesting.

Comment #5

Tnplayer805 — Wed, 11 May 2005 01:25:32 GMT

It will be like KY and TN. Ky sales dropped a lot after TN started up last year. Their powerball sales were hit the hardest. KY and MO fought to keep TN from getting powerball but as we can see TN won that battle. KY's lottery is doing ok. IN,WV, and some IL player cross the border. IN and WV for lotto south. IL for lotto south and Powerball. Also TN has a better selection of Instant Tickets if you ask me. Better odds and more top prizes. KY I think will see some changes on that part in... [ More ]

Comment #4

DoubleDown — Tue, 10 May 2005 22:36:33 GMT

That thud you might hear is SC lotto officials seeing their money stay in NC and Ga ?Maybe........ I live near SC and play Powerball when the Pot is big( like now ), but I admit I never even glance at their other games.Right now, I am working the GA Fantasy 5 real hard, but I suspect the days of the huge jackpots( 700,000-1,000,000) are over since they started awarding one quick pick for matching 2 of 5 numbers. This enables more people to jump right back in and dilute the large pots. Good o... [ More ]

Comment #3

Tnplayer805 — Tue, 10 May 2005 20:29:08 GMT

Is TN worried about NC lottery? Nope! They always have Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi to rely on. Whenever it come to powerball we have all the states around us except KY and MO.

Comment #2

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 10 May 2005 17:59:13 GMT

the only lesson they need to learn would be how to make plenty of profit.

Comment #1

JimmySand9 — Tue, 10 May 2005 16:30:52 GMT

I'm sure Lotto South will be first on the new games docket.

S.C. Lottery may learn lessons from Georgia

Lottery Post — Tue, 10 May 2005 16:24:00 GMT

As North Carolina inches closer to starting a lottery, Georgia lottery officials may be enjoying a sense of irony, as South Carolina is now undergoing the same uncomfortable feeling that they created for the Georgia Lottery when they started the S.C. Education Lottery in 2002.At the time, South Carolina politicians estimated that a Palmetto State lottery would siphon away up to $112 million from Georgia's lottery.But those predictions never came to pass.Instead, Georgia has enjoyed a string of r... [ More ]