'Classic' lottery game replacing Michigan Winfall

Comment #18

CASH Only — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 17:19:11 GMT

Comment #17

NoCompLotto! — Fri, 20 May 2005 09:25:53 GMT

Just wanted to update this... Thanks to Todd for providing some of the wording of this letter from the Eliminate Computerized Drawing petition, which I have signed. As I said in the letter, I am NOT going to play these games until they revert back to a traditional drawing.Have a great day everyone! Kris

Comment #16

NoCompLotto! — Fri, 20 May 2005 09:21:23 GMT

I am sending this letter to the State Lottery... wonder if they will write me back..Hello,My name is Kris. I have been playing the lottery for several years now, and I have just found out something that undermines my confidence in the lottery. I do not understand why a computer has to select the winning lottery numbers for three games rather than using a normal ball-and-machine selection process. I myself am a computer programmer, and unfortunately, there are MANY ways someone could hack into

Comment #15

CASH Only — Mon, 16 May 2005 15:44:06 GMT

Locked out everywhere.

Comment #14

wataguy153 — Sun, 15 May 2005 01:38:05 GMT

Sirs: When will we be able to post Mega-Millions, on the computer, again? as it is we are locked out in New York City? Thanks

Comment #13

Todd — Sat, 14 May 2005 14:15:54 GMT

MollyG,Thanks for posting that e-mail from the MI Lottery. If I were a Michigan resident, I would be upset that all those games are being drawn by computer, and I would write all levels of government to see about getting it switched back to REAL lottery drawings. What a shame!BTW, when you mentioned in one of your posts above about not getting a response, I'm sure that's because no one knew the answer. It's probably better that people do not post I don't know on the thread, because then you... [ More ]

Comment #12

MollyG — Sat, 14 May 2005 14:10:42 GMT

Thanks Jimmysand for responding. I got this from the Michigan lottery:Dear Molly,The random number generator is used for Fantasy 5, Keno and Winfall. Winfall ends on Saturday and the RNG will be used for Classic Lotto 47, which begins on Sunday.Thank you for the inquiry.Lottery PR Department

Comment #11

JimmySand9 — Fri, 13 May 2005 16:29:24 GMT

From what I know, they've used balls for all the games (until now). Maybe they used computers to pick which machines will be used.

Comment #10

MollyG — Fri, 13 May 2005 16:15:11 GMT

Well, I thought it was a fairly simple few questions....but, I can't get an answer here or on the Pick 3 forum.

Comment #9

MollyG — Thu, 12 May 2005 23:44:03 GMT

Hi,I know nothing about the Michigan lottery, but would like to ask a question.What games have they been using the RNG's for? All of them? or just one?Did the general public know the game was by RNG's

Comment #8

JimmySand9 — Thu, 12 May 2005 18:12:10 GMT

I just received an e-mail back from MI, and they say that they've been using RNGs since Oct. 2002. They say they haven't had any drop in sales. That's because they never used it to draw the winning numbers. We've got to stop them before they spread it's use to the other games

Comment #7

Todd — Thu, 12 May 2005 11:35:33 GMT

You're playing right into their hands, and if people approached everything in life that way (like lemmings) then things would be a lot different today than they are. You see, here in the good 'ole USA we have representative government, and the people we elect are supposed to work on our behalf. The lottery directors are appointed by the people we elect, so they are supposed to be an extension of what we want.If the people we elect (and/or their appointees) do not do what we want, we do not succ... [ More ]

Comment #6

ryanm — Wed, 11 May 2005 23:49:43 GMT

It's all about saving money. The more money the lotteries save the more money goes to the programs the lotteries are supposed to support. People here may threaten to quit playing lotteries if they go computerized, but one day, everyone is going to get used to computerized lotteries. I already accept that it will happen and would continue to play Powerball and Mega Millions even if they went computerized.

Comment #5

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 11 May 2005 20:46:30 GMT

computers are a cancer to the lottery.....

Comment #4

JimmySand9 — Wed, 11 May 2005 20:15:28 GMT

You have got to be kidding me. I am e-mailing the Michigan Lottery to stop them as we speak, and you should too.

Comment #3

liberal47 — Wed, 11 May 2005 19:20:22 GMT

It's only a matter of time. It gives them the advantage of not having to broadcast drawings twice a day. That saves them money, and that means we get screwed.

Comment #2

LuvToWin616 — Wed, 11 May 2005 18:49:53 GMT

I hope they never use computers here in michigan for the for the pick 3 and 4

Comment #1

fbird — Wed, 11 May 2005 18:32:55 GMT

I live in mi and am in the process of writing them to say I won't play because of their use of a computer to generate the numbers.....guess they want to retire the crew of people doing the drawings and as you suggest this is how they will sneak in the 'puter for our daily games..........

'Classic' lottery game replacing Michigan Winfall

Lottery Post — Wed, 11 May 2005 18:07:46 GMT

Computerized lottery drawings may spoil the fun for somePick a number, any number.When Classic Lotto 47 launches Sunday, nostalgic Michigan lottery players will get a new crack at an old favorite. The game allows players to vie for a grand prize starting at $1 million. Ticket buyers pick six of 47 numbers; matching all six yields the jackpot.The latest lottery creation is a throwback to the past, said Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters.It's based on the Lotto 47, which ran from 1989 to 1993. The... [ More ]