Texas Lottery chief admits jackpots were inflated

Comment #19

Rip Snorter — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 17:13:38 GMT

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for advising me of it.I'm surprised anyone without an upgraded membership would feel moved to complain about the workings of a free site, I suppose. Comes under the heading of looking a gift-horse in the mouth.Jack

Comment #18

Jake649 — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 21:38:24 GMT

Rip Snorter,The block feature is only available to upgraded memberships. I think it is a better solution to try to convince someone to improve their behavior.Good luck,Jake

Comment #17

Rip Snorter — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:18:43 GMT

Jake:The cool thing about this new feature Todd added, the Block feature, allows you, me, anyone to not have to see posts by others on the board whom we've chosen to block. Gets Todd completely out of the picture insofar as having to intervene in these matters.I'm not sure yet whether the feature also keeps a member from being notified by email when a person on the Block list makes a post, but I expect I'll know shortly.If thy eye offends thee, pluck it out.Jack

Comment #16

Jake649 — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:08:52 GMT

Todd,I understand what you are trying to convey with your factual message but the target of your message either does not get it or refuses to alter their behavior.Look at all the current News threads - 99% have the last reply by one of two members. Collectively the two members have contributed very little to the discussions. I believe their motivation is two-fold. One, see their name appear as many times as possible on certain pages and, two, increase their post count.As a user of your message... [ More ]

Comment #15

Todd — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:42:57 GMT

Light bulbs produce light when you turn on the switch.

Comment #14

CASH Only — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:38:21 GMT

Lotto TX does not have a 0+1 prize.

Comment #13

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 04:31:31 GMT

Comment #12

Just6ntlc — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 22:01:25 GMT

I would definately end Texas Lotto if there's a jackpot winner and the Texas Two Step starts for 4 nights a week.

Comment #11

TonyB — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 07:15:59 GMT

We also have a 4/35+1/35 game called Texas Two Step with a rolling jackpot that starts at $200k. Overall odds in that game are 1:32Overall odds in Lotto Texas are 1:57The odds and payouts at the lower tiers are so bad with Lotto that people just get sick of playing.If it were up to me, I'd add a couple of balls to Texas Two Step, run it 4 days a week and dump Texas Lotto.

Comment #10

fwlawrence — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:36:26 GMT

Jeffrey- We have a 5 number draw-Cash 5.

Comment #9

fwlawrence — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:35:27 GMT

Jeffrey- We have a 5 number draw-Cash 5.

Comment #8

CASH Only — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:08:18 GMT

6/50 would be too small for TX. Maybe 6/53 or 6/54.

Comment #7

Todd — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:06:30 GMT

yes, Yes, YES

Comment #6

konane — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:43:34 GMT

Go back to 6-50 and as someone else suggested do a big ad campaign around the return of a classic meat and potatoes game that worked and people seemed to like.

Comment #5

Rip Snorter — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:57:00 GMT

The big picture of what this is all focused on is that the Lotto Texas game, which has been around since the beginning of the lottery, is in trouble, Greer said.A lottery in trouble is an intriguing state of affairs. A giant, Going out of business sale! , HUNDREDS OF ITEMS HALF PRICE on the billboards a couple of times a year might help. Works for hardware stores, drugstores, jewelry stores.Maybe a weekly special on numbers that come from fortune cookies.... in fact, maybe a fortune cookie y... [ More ]

Comment #4

jeffrey — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:49:34 GMT

Yep, mega-millions, they should dump the lotto and put in a 5 number draw.

Comment #3

jeffrey — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:48:00 GMT

Lotteries are the goose that laid the golden egg to some people. Truth is sometimes they just don't meet expectations and people lose interest (especially if there are infrequent winners or winners too frequently) High jackpots or guaranteed jackpots daily seem to draw people. Do they have a multistate game

Comment #2

konane — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:59:14 GMT

Sounds like a real gem!! Guess it never occurred to any of them that sales might be ok if they listened to what people want in the way of lottery games instead of listening to all the genius talking heads driven by short term profit above all else.

Comment #1

bobby623 — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:20:00 GMT

I think all of this shows how greedy the Texas lottery has become.They meet every month and spend lot of time talking about profit. They have demonstrated over and over that they will do anything to make an extra buck.The commission has known for a long time that the Texas population and player pool are not large enough to support a jackpot-driven game.Be interesting to see what happens next.My bet is that Greer will get a gentle slap on the hand be made to promise that he won't do it again, jus... [ More ]

Texas Lottery chief admits jackpots were inflated

Lottery Post — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:26:48 GMT

[Editor: After reading the story, be sure to watch the video report that follows, which provides interesting interviews of the key individuals in this report.]If you've been playing Texas Lotto lately, you may have been playing for less than you thought.Texas Lottery officials admitted Friday they inflated their jackpot numbers on four separate occasions. I will be studying it very closely and clearly to be sure this doesn't happen again, Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Reagan Greer... [ More ]