N.D. lottery ticket sales, profits continue slide

Comment #5

lotterybraker — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:59:39 GMT

I think it is more of this than anything...

North Dakota..you have games that NOONE CAN WIN ANY MONEY OFF OF....that is why sales are dropping..YOU DONT HAVE WORD OF MOUTH ADVERTISING with people saying yeah I hit the pic 3 last nite..or pic 4..no..you offer games where the average player practically has no chance to win any money..so sales are dropping..who wants to keep spending money on the lottery and never win ....

Thats my opinion but it has never counted for anything anywa... [ More ]

Comment #4

dpoly1 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:46:29 GMT

Aren't there about 6 people living in North Dakota

Comment #3

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:43:42 GMT

I keep saying the same thing. The North Dakota Lottery needs to offer games outside the MUSL. Even if they did what Iowa does and use the numbers that another state draws. Whatever can keep the money in North Dakota.

Comment #2

thor — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:41:11 GMT

sounds like they need Dawn Nettles from the Lotto Report, she gives the Texas Lottery Commission heck ...

Comment #1

Todd — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:34:22 GMT

This article is chock-full of interesting info. It will be interesting to see if the tri-states allow N.D. to get a slice. The first quad-state game? I think it's a great, creative idea.

Also interesting is the sticky situation created by the lack of scratch-off games. That really hurts. I wonder if they can get some movement on that issue in their legislation, but since it's a constitutional issue, it sounds difficult.

N.D. lottery ticket sales, profits continue slide

Lottery Post — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:32:23 GMT

Despite hefty increases in promotional spending, lottery ticket sales and profits have declined in North Dakota during the past two years and led to a large reduction in the lottery's financial reserves.

Ticket sales of the North Dakota Lottery's four games Powerball, Hot Lotto, Wild Card 2 and 2by2 have dropped by 4 percent, to $21.7 million, from 2007 to 2009, according to lottery financial statements. Profits in the 2009 budget year alone dropped 15 percent, to $5.78 million, primarily bec... [ More ]