Opponents of lottery say 'I told you so'

Comment #12

jarasan — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:03:45 GMT

As far as NC., OK. goes, if they add P4 with P3 twice a day with televised live (in addition, make it available on the internet with a certification within minutes so people can view at their leisure) start to finish drawings, they would get the volume they need, along with greater customer satisfaction. Give the people what they want, make them trust you completely, and your sales will increase. The pie analogy is right on.

Comment #11

murph1226 — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:36:52 GMT

This is what we are dealing with at the Oklahoma Lottery. Legislators think if we increase prize payout we are decreasing money to education...we are decreasing the percentage yes, but would be taking from a much bigger pie. They don't get it. And what are they talking about in NC, saying it is a kind of tax? If taxes are optional I'm not paying mine anymore

Comment #10

AceKicka — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:37:55 GMT

Hello Tenaj,

I must say that I've only watched a few actual drawings being that I have to crank up the ol' rabbit ears to do that. But I'll check that machine out a little closer tonight.

And I agree that they throw the most repeats and curve balls that I've ever seen. I've spent a ton of cash on my pet #'s. (time to get a new dog!) I'm in trip-mode now. Puttin a deuce on all 10, just tryin' to catch the next one. Then I'm gon' drop the hell out of 'em.

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Comment #9

Tenaj — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:41:59 GMT

I've never seen a ball drawing like the one in NC. What kind of Lottery machine is that? It looks antiquated and throws a lot of repeats.

They need to turn the machines on one at a time and let us see them doing it instead of already having the balls going. They could have duplicate balls in there for all we know. No wonder we are constantly in a repeat loop that delay all the numbers falling in the realm.

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Comment #8

KY Floyd — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:11:21 GMT

Missing the goal is meaningless if the goal is meaningless in the first place, and any goal for first year sales with a brand new lottery is pretty much a shot in the dark. The director was apparently making about 240k, so a 6k raise is 2.5%. That's known as a cost of living raise.

Comment #7

Coin Toss — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:42:02 GMT

Just start LOTTO USA (original name of Powerball by the way) and have it run by a group of people that know what they're doing, with no vested intererests.

Do't make empty promises about over- inflated bucks for education, have more jackpots- maybe a red game / green game for $2 (second jackpot drawing like red / green Keno) and more generous 2nd and 3rd place prizes.

Comment #6

rapalaw — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:19:45 GMT

Tom Shaheen is the same as the Tn director Rebecca Paul ( who got him the job).

Over paid, giving contracts their buddies. Same vendors over and over

Comment #5

AceKicka — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:17:31 GMT

At least North Carolina still has REAL drawings! I suggest that our opponents remember all the cash that went to our neighboring states before we finally wised up.

Times are getting tough with all the inflation and high energy prices. Be happy with what you're getting. But still, we do need to keep all the dirty little hands out of the cookie jar.

I'm ready for the PICK 4, myself. SO BRING IT ON

Comment #4

sirbrad — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:54:29 GMT

Since the lottery is bringing in much less money than expected, the state is now trying to come up with creative ways to boost ticket sales.

Try lowering the unrealistic matrixes. As opposed to raising them all the time just to keep winners at a very low minimum, and keep more money coming into your already overflowing pockets. This obviously equates to LESS people buying tickets after constant losses. Duh.

Comment #3

JAP69 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:38:06 GMT

the problem with budgets before you get the money is they anticipate the expected amount and budget it.

Should be get the money first then spend it.

Comment #2

wpb — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:30:48 GMT

NC may not have made all of the money they wanted, but look at the money they made. It's more than we had before the lottery started.

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:40:32 GMT

Tom Shaheen, executive director of the NCEL, got a salary increase of almost $6,000 a few months ago, bringing his total salary to nearly $250,000, almost twice what the governor makes! What a head-scratcher: Only in government can somebody who missed his goals by 20 percent get a pat on the back and a bigger paycheck.

Opponents of lottery say 'I told you so'

Lottery Post — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:35:01 GMT

A database consultant alleges the N.C. Lottery didn't deliver the money promised

By Frank Koconis

The N.C. Education Lottery has been in operation for barely a year, and so far the state has seen little benefit from it. The promised boost in education funding is much smaller than expected, and for certain programs, nonexistent. Even worse, some of the ominous predictions of those who originally opposed the lottery appear to be coming true.

The lottery simply isn't bringing in nearly as... [ More ]