Sales increase as Lottery adds new games

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JimmySand9 — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:52:22 GMT

If they really want to increase sales, they need to increase the payout percentages, particularly with Lotto. For proof, one only needs to go a few miles from Schenectady into Massachusetts. They are America's most generous lottery and has 66% of the amount New York makes in sales has depite having 33% of the population. Now, while I'm not necessarily advocating paying out the exact same amount Massachusetts does, but an increase in the payouts for Lotto to 50% or higher and an increase to some... [ More ]

Sales increase as Lottery adds new games

Lottery Post — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:51:00 GMT

While the number of games has expanded and receipts have greatly increased, the basic structure of the New York Lottery and its mission have remained relatively unchanged over the four decades it has been running, lawmakers and state officials say.

The games, then and now, siphon money away from illegal gambling and help to pay for schools. The lottery was approved by voters, at the urging of then-Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, in a referendum to amend the state constitution in 1966.

The nu... [ More ]