New Florida lottery law increases prizes

Comment #30

Tnplayer805 — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 04:42:05 GMT

That solution would be great. A major lotto game almost on every night.

Comment #29

JimmySand9 — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 01:27:19 GMT

Well, Florida won't be able to join Mega Millions, and even if they could they'd probably still join PB to get Georgia players over the border. Of course, joining Powerball would necessitate an overhaul of draw nights. Lotto would need to move to Tuesdays and Fridays, and Mega Money would need to move to Mondays and Thursdays. At least that's what they'd need to do to keep people playing on those games. And anyway, with these required higher payouts, what will Florida do about Powerball, which w... [ More ]

Comment #28

CASH Only — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 16:28:24 GMT

Mega Millions Tue Fri.

Comment #27

Pick-4_Master — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 03:30:22 GMT

Mega-Money is drawn every Tue Fri I thought Mega-Millions was drawn on the same 2 days

Comment #26

dvdiva — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 03:22:42 GMT

They should join Megamillions then move the drawings for Megamoney to the same night as Megamillions and make sure that the playslips look very similar. Then we can hear the horror stories of morons living in palm beach whining that they really meant to play megamillions not megamoney.

Comment #25

wizeguy — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 02:42:12 GMT

LOL, I always get the high numbers on QP (which I use often

Comment #24

MPJO — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 01:03:32 GMT

Mega Millions would be the better fit since it is on Tuesday and Friday. It's the right thing to do

Comment #23

CASH Only — Tue, 31 May 2005 20:37:10 GMT

Re Mega Money: it began as an all-cash game.

Comment #22

JimmySand9 — Tue, 31 May 2005 00:40:29 GMT

A lottery that actually cares about it's player confidence! If they really do think that, all they need are some Criterions and some Powerball and they would hit the pinnacle of lottery quality (once they increase the payouts of course).

Comment #21

Pick-4_Master — Tue, 31 May 2005 00:38:06 GMT

If this state wants too keep the Games popular and profitable changing over to RNG's like other states would be a serious mistake so I doubt that it would happen also there would be Tremendous opposition from the Public and Political Officials.

Comment #20

Pick-4_Master — Tue, 31 May 2005 00:34:26 GMT

I've contacted the FL Lottery Commision on that issue before, they say there are no plans on eliminating there Draw Machines because it would create a problem with PLAYER confidence in the games if a Random Number Generator were used.

Comment #19

JimmySand9 — Mon, 30 May 2005 22:12:21 GMT

I'm just afraid that they'll go to RNG's to save money to make up for the games' higher payouts. It would be a shame to see America's premier state lottery go the route of dishonesty.

Comment #18

JimmySand9 — Mon, 30 May 2005 22:10:16 GMT

Mega Money has a cash option.

Comment #17

Tnplayer805 — Mon, 30 May 2005 05:47:25 GMT

Powerball is going to change their Matrix but I forgot when. (I think August 29 or something like that). Anyway, I only play powerball or MM when jackpots are high. As for wheels or QP or whatever I don't wheel. I always pick my numbers randomly. I don't play QP because everytime I do I always end up with some very bad numbers like 1-2-3-9-10 PB 1. LOL atleast I wouldn't have to worry about anyone else winning the JP.

Comment #16

Pick-4_Master — Mon, 30 May 2005 05:37:42 GMT

Didn't PowerBall increase the number field recently? I know it's a 5/53 (our Lottery is a 6/53) maybe it was the PowerBall they increased.I know Mega-Millions increased the number Matrix for the Mega Ball those 2 games are very hard to analyse so if we did join any of them I probably wouldn't play.It's best too just buy quick-picks unless you can afford to Wheel a lot of numbers.

Comment #15

Tnplayer805 — Mon, 30 May 2005 04:28:01 GMT

I like Powerball over Mega Millions (I guess it's because it's played in TN and since I live close to the border we've either play MM or The Big Game for a long time). I do play GA's Mega Millions when the jackpots get high. (Kinda like Tuesday's).

Comment #14

Pick-4_Master — Mon, 30 May 2005 04:19:28 GMT

Mega-Millions would be a better choice than PowerBall but Mr.Jeb Bush may never make a decision too join either of them personally I've always liked Mega-Millions over PowerBall.I can't wait too see how much the Prize payouts will increase I already e-mailed them too see what they say.

Comment #13

Tnplayer805 — Mon, 30 May 2005 04:13:56 GMT

I think powerball would be best for FL. (Anyone else sense another matrix change if FL joins?). FL's lotto is ok,however, it seems like everyother draw someone wins it. Not really a jackpot ruled lottery if you ask me. Also, powerball and the FL lotto would be played on the same night. That could be bad for FL lotto if they do add powerball. If I was FL's director this is what I would do:1. Join Powerball. 2. Move Mega Money drawings to Monday and Thursday Nights. 3. Move the FL lotto to... [ More ]

Comment #12

Todd — Mon, 30 May 2005 03:32:08 GMT

That's what they have said in the past. They said the next big state (CA) would be the last.

Comment #11

Pick-4_Master — Mon, 30 May 2005 03:13:03 GMT

I doubt very seriously an increase in ticket price will occur if it does that might cause some problems with players, us joining Mega-Millions I guess would be okay but the FL Lottery Commision might not want it too compete against the popular Mega-Money game which is somewhat similiar only we have 4 picks and less numbers for the Bonus Ball.

Comment #10

MPJO — Sun, 29 May 2005 22:09:29 GMT

Is Mega Millions going to stay put at 12 states?I think Florida would be a good fit for MM.

Comment #9

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 29 May 2005 21:21:39 GMT

PLEASE tell me they aren't going to raise the price of a regular online ticket to make this happen....

Comment #8

Tnplayer805 — Sun, 29 May 2005 16:00:26 GMT

I think FL will join powerball, however, it won't be for a few years.

Comment #7

MADDOG10 — Sun, 29 May 2005 15:48:11 GMT

now thats the kind of open minded thinking we need in all lotteries. cogratulations to Mr. Jeb Bush for showing he the intestonal fortitude to keep an open mind, while still being an open critic of gambling.....

Comment #6

CASH Only — Sun, 29 May 2005 15:22:11 GMT

The lower tier prizes in FL Lotto are already generous (compared to NY Lotto), so FL should add the excess money to its Lotto jackpot (start at $4 million?)www.flalottery.comwww.nylottery.org

Comment #5

CASH Only — Sun, 29 May 2005 14:36:41 GMT

todd:I hope you're right.

Comment #4

Todd — Sun, 29 May 2005 14:30:57 GMT

One of the really interesting things about Jeb Bush signing this bill is that it shows he values the dollars to education more than his dislike of gambling. To me, it is a promising indication that he may be open to Powerball in Florida.

Comment #3

CASH Only — Sun, 29 May 2005 14:10:52 GMT

todd:FL still needs to go multi-state.

Comment #2

Todd — Sun, 29 May 2005 14:09:22 GMT

Nice job Jeb

Comment #1

CASH Only — Sun, 29 May 2005 14:07:11 GMT

Two thoughts:1) Jeb Bush won't bring Powerball or MM to his state, but he OKs the Florida Lottery to pay out a higher percentage to winners;2) Why can't NY improve the paltry 38%-40% return in Lotto

New Florida lottery law increases prizes

Lottery Post — Sun, 29 May 2005 14:01:47 GMT

Florida lottery players soon will rake in more dough when they win games such as Lotto, Mega Money and Fantasy 5, thanks to a bill signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jeb Bush. Bush, an outspoken critic of gambling, and state lottery officials are betting that the higher payouts will boost ticket sales for the games, similar to a measure passed three years ago that doubled the sales of scratch-off games.Higher sales should mean more money for education, which is the stated purpose of the new law. A... [ More ]