Texas lawmakers to grill lottery officials about inflated jackpots

Comment #15

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:33:22 GMT

sounds about right.......

Comment #14

CASH Only — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:08:21 GMT

NY Lotto pays back 38%-40%. AFAIK Lotto TX is 52%.

Comment #13

Todd — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:52:34 GMT

I'd like to see that too. Hopefully more than one sentence.

Comment #12

Rip Snorter — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:51:03 GMT

I'd wondered about that, CO. Been hoping you've offer up a comparison.J

Comment #11

CASH Only — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:41:51 GMT

Lotto TX pays out much better than NY Lotto.

Comment #10

Rip Snorter — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 19:39:53 GMT

You've tumbled onto a major issue, CO.Most Texans are so absorbed in the questions of how their lotteries compare (unfavorably) with lotteries elsewhere their breadth of conversation suffers. Those Texans can't seem to think of anything else to talk about, besides how bad their own lotteries are, except when they're complaining about cash payoffs being available for most of them. Any good Texan will get right up about cash payoffs.... almost as soon as he's finished regaling you with how bad h... [ More ]

Comment #9

Todd — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:29:51 GMT

I think some people from TX would disagree with you. The grass is always greener on the other side.

Comment #8

CASH Only — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:24:13 GMT

The TX lottery is still better run than the NY lottery.

Comment #7

Rip Snorter — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:05:09 GMT

Yes, if they want to sell tickets they have to listen to people and please them, Who will buy MegaMillion tickets now when you have much less of a chance to win than before and it was already really bad before as it was Lantern:More people than ever, I'm guessing. Any signs of ticket sales falling off after the matrix change? there are 2 kinds of people, those who lose, because they play games that they can't win or don't know how to win and those who win. Do you play to win or to lose ? If you... [ More ]

Comment #6

LANTERN — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 17:56:52 GMT

Yes, if they want to sell tickets they have to listen to people and please them, Who will buy MegaMillion tickets now when you have much less of a chance to win than before and it was already really bad before as it was.They don't want you to win any money at all so they put bonus and or mega balls on the jackpot games, they got rid of the Texas Millions and instead we got the Tx2Step (it has a bonus ball), the Tx Millions was 4 numbers and no bonus ball, they need to curve their hunger and gree... [ More ]

Comment #5

Rip Snorter — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:56:15 GMT

There's been a problem with prowlers in the area where I live for some while. Neighbor lady got herself a big bulldog to go with the two aging canines she keeps around after she found a broken lock-pick under her back door a while back.She was gone a couple of days ago and I heard a hen squawking that way a hen does when it has some serious trouble. Went over there and got her out of the mouth of that bulldog, bloody and chewed up pretty badly, but alive.Texas lottery, any lottery, has a toug... [ More ]

Comment #4

Tnplayer805 — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 06:26:29 GMT

I agree with the 6/49. I also agree with no predraws. If TX wants more players they need to run promotions and not lie to everyone. Now how many players do you think they lost

Comment #3

Rip Snorter — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:50:53 GMT

Heck.... I haven't read anything but the headlines and I like it. If they grilled a few of those guys when they catch them smoking in the men's room or lying about the prizesize phenomenon it mightn't keep it from happening again, but it would make for better eating than any armadillo cookoff.Jack

Comment #2

LANTERN — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:42:03 GMT

They should make the Lotto Texas game into a 6/49 with no bonus ball game, as to installing a new commission, it might not make such a big difference, but I go for it.And the payouts should be increased some and they should get rid of all pre-draws for all games, even for the pick 3 games.All the games should be live on Television always and as I said no pre-draws never ever not for any games.

Comment #1

orangeman — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 01:32:10 GMT

If they ran a game the citizens could believe in, sales wouldn't be in the dumper. The fact they pay nothing for the bonus ball is disheartening. They all need to be fired and a new commission installed.Orangeman

Texas lawmakers to grill lottery officials about inflated jackpots

Lottery Post — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:36:00 GMT

Texas lottery officials could face tough questions and some nasty wrist-slapping today when they testify before lawmakers about inflating several Texas Lotto jackpot estimates.But they would face more scrutiny under a bill filed Tuesday that forces the lottery to comply with laws against deceptive trade practices.Sen. Jane Nelson said recent revelations that lottery officials advertised bigger jackpots than they could afford to pay out jeopardize the integrity of the game and the government that... [ More ]