N.J. Lottery to add Powerball?

Comment #28

megamillionaire — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:13:49 GMT

If New york got Powerball too I wouldn't have to drive up to Connecticut to buy my tickets. Before NY got Mega I'd take the Path train one stop into Jersey to get my tickets and the office group tickets.

Comment #27

bobby623 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:09:47 GMT

I've yet to read a post where MUSL, the company that operates Powerball, concurs with the NJ governor.

A former member of the Texas Lottery Commission pushed hard for MegaMillions and PB, but it hasn't happened.

Representatives for MM and PB presentedd their packages when Texas decided to join a jackpot game. MegaMillions

won because the drawings are on Tuesday and Friday, and wouldn't compete with Texas Lotto.

The PB folks weren't happy. Does anyone really believe they will give... [ More ]

Comment #26

OldSchoolPa — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:54:43 GMT

First of all, the only lottery I would and have paid $2 or even $3 for a ticket was when Florida added that booster feature to the jackpot (10 million extra for $2; 15 million extra for $3 ticket...oops I forgot that I made a mistake and bought a Canada lotto ticket that also cost $3.27 - punk ass clerk hit me up for the extra few cents when the Canadian buck was trading higher than the USD which is why I won't spend another red cent in Canada for awhile as they wouldn't do that (adjust for the... [ More ]

Comment #25

pumpi76 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:29:02 GMT

most of us play 2 or 3 tickets most of the time anyways so why not raise the ticket to 2 dollars that way the jackpots will get bigger quicker and more people will want to play them...I don't see how this set up is going to work, they will either have to increase the price of each ticket to 2 dollars or they will have to increase the price of the Pick6 to 2 dollars...That's how i see it...i am not a sales ingeneer or whatever you call them that investigates that sort of thing...It was just an id... [ More ]

Comment #24

libra926 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:51:45 GMT

Although I live in Bethesda, Maryland, and buy PB Tickets in Washington DC, It would certainly be intersting to watch and see how this develops. I actually like the competiveness of MEGAM$$$$$$$$ VS PB...in the Metropolitan area...I enjoy the excitement of watching the Jackpots soare and the long lines of people trying their chances to win.........:;......)I play MEGAM$$$$$ in MARYLAND and then play PB in the DISTRICT

.I really do not want to see the games consolidated and hope that they rema... [ More ]

Comment #23

LckyLary — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:46:50 GMT

I would welcome PB in nj but miss the trips to PA.. but they have other games I like too.

I would imagine that MM sales would certainly drop with PB added, the question is, will people play additional tickets for PB, or will they play PB *instead* of MM, with both available? Some will be asking at the counter, which jackpot is higher, and play that one only. I know I do better on MM but I'd always play at least one PB, more on a higher jackpot.

Every time they add a State, they add more ba... [ More ]

Comment #22

time*treat — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:04:32 GMT

I can see it now ...

On Monday, people buy their regular tickets for Tuesday's Mega. Numbers don't fall on Tuesday night. Same as usual. No biggie. Exact same numbers then DO fall in Wednesday's PB. Wee hours of Thursday morning, less-than-stable people head off to the garage with some rope and a chair.

Comment #21

JWBlue — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:57:32 GMT

Not sure this could ever happen. It would hurt sales of Mega Millions drastically.

Comment #20

MaddMike51 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:47:03 GMT

They DON'T need to double the price of a ticket.The jackpot grows at good pace as it is.

Comment #19

pumpi76 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:13:36 GMT

This is so awesome, but i wonder if the state can support it..They say they already have Pick6, so i dont know....for MM and PB people will go one when the jackpot is high and the other when the other is high...What a cool thing...

at least is better than 1 combined MM Powerball Together in all the states...

Georgia are you listening, this is what you also need to do...

but i still think they should charge 2 dollars per ticket that way the jackpot will be high pretty quick, every month

Comment #18

Litebets27 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:12:19 GMT

I was thinking about all of the gas money I would save if Maryland added Powerball to the mix.

Comment #17

tweak — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:36:12 GMT

Well, we have Pick 6 Monday and Thursday , Mega on Tuesday and Friday. So it would be pretty awsome to have a jackpot game wednesday and saturday. II'm sure NJ won't have a problem keeping up with both games. I see people spend ALOT on lottery tickets already, so im sure players will just play less cash 5 on those powerball days. I can't wait

Comment #16

maringoman — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:50:03 GMT

New Jersey have been hitting the Mega Millions jackpots so much that their government is saying why not? to having Powerball. I'm surprised the NJ Lottery Commision is not top when it comes to total lottery sales. For 2008 NY leads followed by MA. Interesting.

Comment #15

Tnplayer805 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:36:01 GMT

Wow!!! That would be a dream come true for lottery players. However, I don't think MM is just going to say, OK. There will be a lot of talking among administration for both games and NJ in the future. And dare I say lawyer activity... Fun stuff

Comment #14

petergrfn — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:16:22 GMT

Seems like a bad idea. It's bad enough being behind someone who NEVER plays the lotto but wants a ticket for the big jackpot. I can only imagine being behind someone who doesn't know the difference btw Powerball and Mega Millions! It's bad enough when the clerk is trying to explain QP's to a person or how they have to fill out a playslip but to Multi-State games?? It would be awful for someone who wasn't aware of the difference to buy a Powerball ticket instead of a MM and miss a Jackpot!! Imagi... [ More ]

Comment #13

Drivedabizness — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:10:16 GMT

Todd is from Jersey? What exit? :)

For a very mature, geographically compact, with lots of border fuzziness (lots of people from Jersey commute to NYC, Philly and towns in other states I don't even know about) lottery, I can see them looking at having both games.

There is an investment for ad/promo for the lottery, and for the lottery vendor in programming, playslips, updating training materials, etc. But unless they do a big ad campaign, that investment is pretty limited.

Will PB... [ More ]

Comment #12

lmatlaw — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:46:06 GMT

For lottery fanatics this would be heaven. They can play 4 days a week. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Comment #11

JordanT1021 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:18:28 GMT

it should save me a drive to virginia also...

Comment #10

OldSchoolPa — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:16:01 GMT

Naw, only the folks at Powerball have hard feelings over the Big Game (Mega Millions) as if you read in the Powerball History sheet, it says, The Georgia Lottery Corporation stops selling the Powerball game and joins some other lottery game...that some other lottery game being Mega Millions! Heck, GA only offered Powerball for a little over a year before jumping to the Big Game. I guess the PB folks are perhaps hoping NJ will do to Mega Millions what GA did to Powerball...which would be a dumb m... [ More ]

Comment #9

Kidzmom — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:21:40 GMT

Wow! Talk about confusing....I don't think I could handle the pressure. lol however, it would save me a drive to Virginia

Comment #8

Todd — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:56:27 GMT

I'm not so sure. It may actually have the opposite effect, with more states wanting to join both. On the flip-side I'm sure there are some Powerball states that would love to add Mega Millions.

Comment #7

Todd — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:54:49 GMT

I'm sure that $10 million number is a net number to the government's bottom line, not gross proceeds for the game.

I don't see a merger at all. From a revenue perspective there is no benefit to merging, and in fact would probably produce less revenue than having two separate games in one state.

Comment #6

JimmySand9 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:41:15 GMT

This would be huge. But how would the Mega Millions consortium react to this? Me thinks they might be peeved. Peeved enough to give New Jersey Das Boot.

Comment #5

Bradly_60 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:35:13 GMT

The article said it would raise $10 million. Is that per month? I mean that would be a very low estimate for a year...especially how well NJ sells Mega Millions. If this does happen I can definetly see a merger of the two games on the horizon.

Brad

Comment #4

SmoothJuice — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:41:44 GMT

Just say no to this.

Comment #3

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

That would be kind of cool, but I always thought that to two games would never want to be in the same state at the same time.

Comment #2

Todd — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:38:34 GMT

Heck, I think it would be great - can't wait to get my hands on it too!

May go down as the first good achievement of our governor.

Comment #1

JONNIE — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:27:21 GMT

Todd-

What do u think? Im guessing Jersey cant wait to get its greedy hands on powerball $$$. But Im definately down

N.J. Lottery to add Powerball?

Lottery Post — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:23:49 GMT

Could be first state to offer both Mega Millions and Powerball

New Jersey could become the first to participate in two multi-state lotteries.

Two state officials who have been briefed on the budget Gov. Jon S. Corzine will present to the Legislature on Tuesday say it includes a proposal that New Jersey become the 31st state to offer Powerball.

The officials say the game could generate $10 million a year.

New Jersey's other lottery games, including the multi-state Mega Millions, gener... [ More ]