N.J. looks to be first in nation with online lottery sales

Comment #21

butterflykt — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:47:11 GMT

Online gambling is illegal here in Washington State, but hopefully it will help there revenue.

Comment #20

savagegoose — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:51:48 GMT

well one more state out here in aust. have added online sales, of course its inside state only purchases. kinda like the mob deciding not to move in on ea others rackets.

here is a video presentation on how they run things

http://www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au/play-online/play-online-demo-video

Comment #19

PERDUE — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:00:16 GMT

After reading your answers to the questions posted, I think I will stick to purchasing my tickets at the store.

I find that I rather enjoy the feel of cash in my hand and I know that the financial institutions will fee the online ticket purchaser up the yin-yang.

Plus I prefer to have a real ticket in my possession.

Comment #18

savagegoose — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:50:09 GMT

yes as i recall my interstate ticket purchases where billed as cash advance on credit card

Comment #17

Mr DelaCroix — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:12:59 GMT

Very good line of questioning.......

Comment #16

NoCompLotto! — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:04:45 GMT

Will the banks allow for the online gambling? As it stands now it is very difficult to charge any online gambling because it is illegal. Should this measure pass then the banks are going to have to rewrite their rules.Will there be an extra fee charged by the bank or the Lottery Commission for doing this transaction online?

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Comment #15

ca-dreamin* — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:29:23 GMT

I would think that a compulsive gambler would drain it regardless.

I like the idea of being able to use a debit card because sometimes the only money I have is in the bank and if there's less than 20 dollars in my account the ATM won't do me any good.

Comment #14

ca-dreamin* — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:19:56 GMT

OK I like this! Imagine purchasing online and then getting paid directly into your account without ever leaving home : )

When I buy lottery tickets either from the gas station or 7 Eleven I don't buy anything else. (I buy my gas from the city I work in. It's cheaper than Chicago) If I decide to buy tickets from the self-serve machine at the grocery store I make other purchases but that's why I'm there to begin with.

Comment #13

DoctorEw220 — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:13:33 GMT

While that would be convenient, I would be worried about making it easier for compulsive gamblers to drain their bank accounts over a big jackpot.

Comment #12

savagegoose — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:32:39 GMT

if i was a retaile ri would want the comissons t go up, 5c a sale sheesh and the lotto ofice is planning on taking a chunck back form the retailers. basically in competition with the retailers. sure i have no alleigence with retailers, and would shop online for my purchases the moment it comes in her ein my state. but then i am not a retailer, and i didnt pay for a terminal to be installed in my store.

Comment #11

Litebets27 — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:30:06 GMT

Good point ca-dreamin*. I'll be happy when other States pick this up and run with it.

I seem to have a little more luck with other State lotteries than Maryland's.

I hope other states will consider across State-lines profits that could be obtained from online playing.

Comment #10

Stack47 — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:24:59 GMT

Players won't be able to buy scratch-offs online and those sales are over 50% of all lottery revenues, but the store owners will lose some money from players that buy other items. How much they lose will depend on how many players decide to play online.

Comment #9

YURAN — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:29:35 GMT

Ukrainian National Lottery already has option that allow to buy lottery tickets online. And also we can print these tickets into a paper when it's have a winning combination. National Lottery has four games to play, but online we have 6/52 Superloto, 5/42 Loto Maxima, and 10/20/80 Keno game. But most popular is a usual way to play in lottery is through lottery terminals.

The way to pay for these online tickets is bank deposit card, electronic money.

Comment #8

savagegoose — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:40:29 GMT

a few of my states have online lotto ticket purchases. they pay either via check, direct bank deposit or deposit into your online account for future purchases

Comment #7

zerxfi — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:53:05 GMT

N.J. was also the first in the nation to raise tax rates on lotto winnings to 11 percent. What other firsts will be in store for N.J

Comment #6

PERDUE — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:01:46 GMT

Will the banks allow for the online gambling? As it stands now it is very difficult to charge any online gambling because it is illegal. Should this measure pass then the banks are going to have to rewrite their rules.

Who will get the bonus if the winning ticket is purchased online? The Lottery Commission? Who?

Will there be an extra fee charged by the bank or the Lottery Commission for doing this transaction online?

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Comment #5

sully16 — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:44:37 GMT

I can see both view-points, I'd love to buy my tickets in the comfort of my own home, but I would still have to go to a store or gas station to cash in the winning tickets under 5 hundred.

I would still get stuff like pop or milk with my winnings, when I win I tend to spend more on extras as opposed to when I am buying tickets.

or maybe the question should be how do you cash in a ticket you purchase on line...

Comment #4

beaudad — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:37:39 GMT

Excellent Idea RJ......more traffic......more money.....fresher coffee.....and maybe a doughnut counter for more profit!!! ....beaudad...

Comment #3

RJOh — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:07:08 GMT

If someone buys a couple of dollar tickets and a cup of coffee for $1.50, I just made a buck. I made a buck on the coffee and 5 cents on the lottery ticket, he said.

Maybe he will reduce the price of a cup of coffee and his customers will come in for the coffee and buy some lottery tickets while they are there.

Comment #2

Boney526 — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:48:03 GMT

Yep. I live in NJ, and the day after Christmas my number came up, which I was going to put 5 times straight/box, but it was snowing.

But, I hadn't thought of the fact that quite a few times I go and get a couple tickets and coffee - and they make more money off the coffee. Even if I bought $10 worth of tickets.

Comment #1

ca-dreamin* — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:45:36 GMT

If this passes I'm sure more states will soon follow.

More than once I've changed my mind about buying tickets because it will start to rain or I just don't want to go out in the cold.

I like the idea of being able to use a debit card too.

N.J. looks to be first in nation with online lottery sales

Lottery Post — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:30:28 GMT

Retailers worried about loss of revenue, store traffic

For Tushar Patel, every $1 lottery ticket he sells at his Pantry 1 Food Market in Hammonton yields more than the 5-cent commission he gets from New Jersey.

Patel said he makes more from the other purchases of customers who visit the store for lottery tickets.

Eighty (percent) to 90 percent of the people who play the lottery here buy coffee and other things, Patel said.

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