Iowa Lottery to look at online options

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adamc224 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:19:01 GMT

If the lotteries would listen to all of us on LP... which they won't ie... Tennessee, they could make more money... take Georgia Lottery they have made a record profit for 12 years running. becuase they listen to players and they listen to retailers. i work on computers and i do not like electronic games... too many ways to loose, hack, or errors... but if you purchase a QP or a Scrach Off you have in a round about way used a computer/electronic game. back to my original statement... lotteries n... [ More ]

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chasingadream — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:47:17 GMT

LOL Well said Todd....well said

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Todd — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:28:44 GMT

I agree: 43 states competiting with each other -- should such a thing be allowed -- will make the lottery industry fascinating to watch!

Of course, the best place to discuss all those fascinating details will be LP...

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rdgrnr — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:34:47 GMT

I'm glad Iowa is doing this, though I believe interstate online lottery play is already a fait accompli just jumping through the final required legal hoops and assuaging the fears and moral concerns of those who always seem to have them. The bottom line though is money and that will rule the day.

I look forward to the states competing for lottery dollars. Competition always benefits everybody in the long haul.

Iowa Lottery to look at online options

Lottery Post — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:18:32 GMT

The 25-year-old Iowa Lottery is an offline business in an online world, but Director Terry Rich is out to change that.

Later this month, the Lottery will take bids on a new computer system that will allow players to check their tickets at automated kiosks in retail stores as July 1, 2011, Rich said Tuesday (Aug. 3).

He also expects the Lottery to attract younger, tech-savvy players by delivering games electronically, including games played on smart phones.

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