Computerized lottery drawings not problem-free

Comment #9

itsmyhouse — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:33:37 GMT

One of the employees of the tennessee lottery told me that the executives there will do what THEY want to do, no matter what players might like. In other words, as long as it benefits THEM (the executives), that's what happens. It benefits them by lowering costs and under the veil of 'money for education', it's really 'money in my pocket because of our ridiculously high bonus structure'.

It would be nice to have an investigative report on what's going on in tennessee, but someone in politics... [ More ]

Comment #8

four4me — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:15:47 GMT

Strutt said: No known cases of cheating have occurred with computerized drawings, .

How can he say this he doesn't know, and just because nobody's been caught yet doesn't mean cheating isn't taking place.

Indiana for example has the lowest payouts of any RNG state, lottery players there think the lottery is corrupted. How do the people know if a computer generated drawing isn't rigged in some way to de-select numbers that have been heavily played in favor of profits for the lottery by sele... [ More ]

Comment #7

Littleoldlady — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:04:42 GMT

The Kansas Lottery encountered a problem in December 2005, when the winning numbers announced for the Pick 3 game were identical three nights in a row. By the third night, so many people picked the apparently lucky number that the lottery had to pay out nearly twice what it made in ticket sales .

This has happened so many times in TN since the inception of the computerized draws till it is just plain sinful.

Comment #6

beaudad — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:49:25 GMT

the problem there in Arkansas is that only when the politicians started feeling the heat....from voters.....that the good idea for lottery profits for education.....started to tarnish when they started publishing the salaries............ the public started getting upset ....so to cover their rears they decided to have Random Generated Drawings.......NOW to pay for their studio time with live drawings.......I'm sure any TV station in the state would LOVE to have the publicity with the draw machin... [ More ]

Comment #5

big3picker — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:47:33 GMT

i'm also with konane.........vote them all out

Comment #4

big3picker — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:45:57 GMT

i also agree. the big problem is they are only watching out for themselves. they come in and get these big salaries and then want to tell you how it will be done. it is a shame that we the players pay these big salaries and then they want to screw with us.

i am all for lottery proceeds being spent on education, but then again it is we the lottery players that are adding the money to the cofers. it not for us then the only way to generate money for education is by raising taxes. and then again... [ More ]

Comment #3

konane — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:33:47 GMT

Agree with you both. Georgia also maintains its transparency by using ball drop draws and is considered one of the best lotteries in the US. Others should make notes and follow suit.

Comment #2

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:00:39 GMT

I agree 100%. Unfortunately, the lottery directors ultimately will do what they decide to do, not what the players want. They forget that the people that buy the tics are the customers. I love how the drawings are conducted in Texas, and I believe that the commissioners in Tx are committed to total transparency. If they, God forbid, should ever decide to change to RNG, I would have to think long and hard about playing.

Comment #1

Todd — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:24:02 GMT

I posted some comments on the Arkansas News site that originally posted this story, so I'll repeat my comments here:

It is too bad that the Arkansas News interviewed several representatives of state lotteries, yet failed to contact the person who wrote the original editorial and is keeping this issue of computerized drawings in the forefront.

By not contacting me, the Arkansas News has established the issue as a rather troubling one, but then did nothing but chip away at that concept... [ More ]

Computerized lottery drawings not problem-free

Lottery Post — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:22:25 GMT

MUSL director Strutt says Small group of players don't like them

Passailaigue says players superstitious, spooked by changes in draw format

Arkansas lottery officials say their decision to use a computer to generate winning numbers when lottery games start this fall makes economic sense, but the use of computerized drawings by lotteries in other states has not been free of problems.

In July 2007, the Tennessee Education Lottery moved to save costs by doing away with its televised drawi... [ More ]