Texas Lottery accused of over-inflating jackpots

Comment #19

Maverick — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:03:53 GMT

That's a nifty report card Chief

Comment #18

Todd — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:41:01 GMT

No need, it's all on the State Lottery Report Card.

Comment #17

Maverick — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:27:43 GMT

Lantern: unless you can afford to lose that money = Ever hear this one? I find it amusing: Chances are if your parents never had children, you won't either

Comment #16

Maverick — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:25:12 GMT

There is nothing more important to this entire business than the integrity of the game, Commissioner Rolando Olvera said.Ha, and Amen

Comment #15

LANTERN — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 02:41:57 GMT

It's really kind of foolish to play gambling games which have odds that are so high or bad, unless you do have a way of winning enough money on them, now the pick 3 might not pay as much, but $80 in your hand (after you win) are very much better than a $ 1, 000, 000. in the sky (that you probably will never win). People let greed control their better economic sense.There is a saying, A fool and his money will soon part , let us not gamble, unless you can afford to lose that money, or unless you... [ More ]

Comment #14

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 02:13:31 GMT

good thing,i'm keeping track too,say no to computerized draws.

Comment #13

CASH Only — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:28:45 GMT

I'm trying also to keep track of balls v computers.

Comment #12

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:36:17 GMT

same here i'm very interested in how the games are played and if they are ball drawings or computerized.

Comment #11

CASH Only — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:59:11 GMT

45:Because I am very interested in how lottery games are played.

Comment #10

starchild_45 — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:47:53 GMT

how do you know so much about the oregon and washington state lotteries living in new york? just curious.

Comment #9

CASH Only — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:41:23 GMT

Thank goodness the scratch version of the former WA Unlucky for Life has a cash option.

Comment #8

starchild_45 — Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:18:08 GMT

washington state went back to the pick 6 after they realized that they couldn't afford doing what texas was trying to do. now they are trying to advertise all the lotteries and not just the washington lotto. the washington lotto jackpot moves up so slow it is like molasses rolling up hill in the winter.

Comment #7

CASH Only — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 19:42:38 GMT

Texas Million wasn't bad-it was lump sum, unlike OR's Lose for Life.

Comment #6

TonyB — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 03:49:52 GMT

The AP reporter gave the total for the non-jackpot winners plus the rollover. The jackpot is 39.1% of sales. For May 28th that would have been about $911,000.This is only going to get worse when California joins Mega Millions. The Lotto Commission is sticking with their 6 days a week jackpot promotion to the exclusion of anything else. It's as bad as the old Texas Million game.

Comment #5

orangeman — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 18:13:09 GMT

Maybe if Governor Good Hair got off his duff and actually did something it would help. The entire staff of the Texas Lottery Commission needs to be fired.Orangeman

Comment #4

bobby623 — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 17:17:59 GMT

The prize totals for the May 24 ($1.04 million) and May 28 ($1.2 million) are incorrect.A check of the Texas lottery website shows the non-jackpot winners received $248,130 on May 24, and $275,828 on May 28.Not sure how the AP reporter came up with the reported totals.Texas Lotto has been in the tank since the new 5/44 + 1/44 matrix was adopted. It's just a matter of time before the game will undergo a major change. But then, the Texas lottery officials are a greedy bunch. They may just sit back... [ More ]

Comment #3

Rip Snorter — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:57:56 GMT

Maybe the great State of Texas just needs to buy up some of their own lottery tickets to jack up the revenues to whatever point will generate the sized jackpots they want to advertise. That ought to create some really outstanding food for discussion, both in the news media and in on this DB. I can see it all now: The poor and under educated government of Texas has bought $3 million dollars in Texas Super Lotto tickets to serve the cause of honesty in government, which has been conspicuously ab... [ More ]

Comment #2

JimmySand9 — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:41:25 GMT

They really need to go back to a pick-6 format. Mega Millions has the market cornered in the big jackpot category, and it's time they realized it.

Comment #1

orangeman — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:26:22 GMT

If they paid something for the bonus ball, they would have more participation and they would not have to inflate their jackpots! Duh!Orangeman

Texas Lottery accused of over-inflating jackpots

Lottery Post — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 15:48:00 GMT

The Attorney General's Office will examine allegations that the Texas Lottery Commission is inflating the advertised jackpots for its Lotto game because ticket sales are too sluggish to support the high payouts.Lottery officials rejected the allegations, but acknowledged that because of lagging ticket sales, for the first time in the game's history they would be unable to boost their jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing if no one wins Wednesday night.Dawn Nettles, publisher of the online Lott... [ More ]