Powerball helps Florida Lottery cover losses

Comment #11

earthdragon72 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:33:32 GMT

You know I have been in South Florida since 1995 and I never hit off of Fla lotto, however, I hit more on powerball then anything else. Most of the winners are from up north like Orland and up. Not all of the winners in the powerball are from here neither. If someone hits its mostly the small amounts like 200,00 to 10,000.

I am hoping that they can do a overhaul of the fla system it sucks

Comment #10

Delta Draw — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:28:05 GMT

To keep the payouts to education from falling as quickly as sales, lawmakers raided a separate unclaimed property fund and also deeply cut into the lottery's reserves.

What a laugh! California did the same thing, they went and seized the contents of safe deposit boxes that were paid-up and current. Can you imagine going to your safe deposit box and seeing the locks were drilled out? There was no mistake that a loophole allowed legal plunder of private property, just like emanate domain... [ More ]

Comment #9

rdgrnr — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:18:57 GMT

I was addressing Florida's lamentations about their pick6 specifically. It will still differ from the pick5 and the others if they knock a couple numbers off the matrix and will still have bigger jackpots. Why let it languish and die without trying to shake things up? Change is good.

Comment #8

KY Floyd — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:09:21 GMT

Most states already have another alternative to pick 6 games. In NY you can choose from MM, lotto (6/59) and Take 5 (5/39), plus they recently added Sweet Millions (6/40). In Tennessee you can choose from PB, Lotto Plus (6/44) and pick 5 (5/39). Then there are all of the scratcher options. It sounds to me like they already have games to appeal to a wide range of jackpot preference. How many more choices do you think they should offer

Comment #7

Nino224 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:50:54 GMT

Foe years I begged for PB, and they told me they'd never do it. I just wish I was within driving distance to a MM state.

Comment #6

rdgrnr — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:43:10 GMT

I'll bet they do Nino, after they let the lotto game wither on the vine for a while til it dies.

They seem to move with the speed of a three-toed sloth down there anyway. Look how long it took them to get Powerball.

Comment #5

Nino224 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:36:25 GMT

Dumb question. Wouldn't Florida also benefit if they joined another lottery, say Mega Millions? Here's their response to an inquiry I made:

Thank you for writing the Florida Lottery. In response to your email, the Florida Lottery has made no tentative plans to launch or join MEGA MILLIONS at this time.

Comment #4

rdgrnr — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:18:56 GMT

Why would they make the games easier to win when people voting with their money prove time and again that they prefer big jackpots with steep odds to comparatively modest prizes with better odds? Players reduced their plays on the state lotto game by $275 million but spent 64% more than that on powerball. They might not be the same players, but if your costs are the same it would be a pretty poor business decision not to trade a customer who spends $275 for one who spends $430. As players it's e... [ More ]

Comment #3

KY Floyd — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:16:03 GMT

I still can't help but wonder why the Lotteries never consider givingjust a little better odds in their games to stimulate sales.

I totally agree they spend more time trying too make the games HARDER

Why would they make the games easier to win when people voting with their money prove time and again that they prefer big jackpots with steep odds to comparatively modest prizes with better odds? Players reduced their plays on the state lotto game by $275 million but spent 64% more than tha... [ More ]

Comment #2

LotteryTechInc — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:02:35 GMT

I totally agree they spend more time trying too make the games HARDER by adding more numbers and even if they reduce numbers they will put more in the extra ball drawing or vice-versa with the one draw games (no extra ball) they mostly add numbers.FL Fantasy 5 use too be a 5/26 and went too a 5/36 I hope it stays that way the GA version is a 5/39 I sometimes worry they might one day copy there Pick-5 set up.Our Lottery use too be a 6/49 they added 4 numbers and so far have kept it that way I gue... [ More ]

Comment #1

rdgrnr — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:51:30 GMT

I don't want to beat a dead horse but I still can't help but wonder why the Lotteries never consider giving just a little better odds in their games to stimulate sales. The bad economy could even enhance sales if people felt the odds weren't so insurmountable as to preclude a chance of winning.

I wish just one state would try it if only on a temporary basis. If they advertised it adequately and stressed the fact heavily that it was now easier to win their games I think sales would take off, i... [ More ]

Powerball helps Florida Lottery cover losses

Lottery Post — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:46:27 GMT

Since the multi-state lottery game Powerball arrived in Florida a year ago, people have bought more than $430 million in tickets. But even that couldn't stop overall lottery revenue in 2009 from dropping 3 percent compared with the year before.

Lottery sales, which are usually immune from recessions, have taken a hit during the downturn. Sales have plummeted nearly $300 million since the lottery's high-water mark in 2008. It's the first significant drop since 1995.

But without the Powerbal... [ More ]