Some not pleased with N.J. Lottery Internet drawing broadcast

Comment #11

haymaker — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:45:39 GMT

nj lottery started 40 years ago,i think everyone had coler tv by then except me LOL

Comment #10

KY Floyd — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:45:14 GMT

It's too bad she didn't start playing 50 years ago. Then she could have stopped playing when they started broadcasting the drawings in color.

Comment #9

calabs — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:41:43 GMT

Hmmmmm.... you beat me to the punch. I rather like the web drawing (that is if you can see the numbers as they pop up and you write them down fast enough). I never watched the drawings on TV, so the web drawings is a nice feature in my world. And as you say Todd, they are at least drawing off of balls, which is my mind is the most important thing.

Comment #8

Prob988 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:21:07 GMT

Whatever they do for the drawing, their new website is terrible.

They are covering up the cash values, and don't offer a convenient breakdown of jackpots.

I'm using Ohio's website instead and will just blow off New Jersey's cash 5.

It really stinks.

Comment #7

haymaker — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:44:48 GMT

now 7:44 need to go out and wash the car before it get to late,remembered,but i think i'll do it the way i have been, at least til it gets too cold out.

Comment #6

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:43:07 GMT

hopefully they will come around....

Comment #5

time*treat — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:03:49 GMT

Older people don't trust the system. We know what happens.

I wonder if Ms. Tappan insists on paper ballots.

Comment #4

haymaker — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:48:56 GMT

i keep forgetting to go to the website at drawing time, since i was not in the habit of watching it on tv. i lost njn over 10 years ago when i switched from cable to satellite which did't carry the channel.now i going to put a post it on the moniter to remind me

Comment #3

Todd — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:38:50 GMT

Are you saying all people who make up those 1,040,000 viewings per year are going to stop playing the lottery? I think not. I think some people say they'll stop -- and maybe they will for a little while. But they will start again, and then get used to the new way the drawings are broadcast. Then they'll complain again if something else changes, and threaten to stop playing again.

I am really happy about the NJ Lottery going to live web streaming of drawings. It is absolutely the way to go, an... [ More ]

Comment #2

Raven62 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:37:06 GMT

This is what happens when the bean counters run the Lottery!

20,000 x 52 = 1,040,000 Viewings per Year

$1,200,000 / 52 = $23,077 per Week

Come on Folks: Compare Apples to Apples Oranges to Oranges

Comment #1

surimaribo24 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:27:40 GMT

sad thing is the lottery organization dont care what we think specialy in this case . players just have to go with the flow . after 40 year of playing lottery and still dont own a computer thats pretty sad for Tappan also .

Some not pleased with N.J. Lottery Internet drawing broadcast

Lottery Post — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:52:34 GMT

But move to Web might eventually broaden the number of TV stations to carry live draws

It doesn't matter what changes: any time a change occurs at the lottery, there are some who won't like it.

Genevieve Tappan has played the New Jersey Lottery for more than 40 years, but hasn't bought a ticket since Saturday, when she realized the nightly drawings were no longer being televised.

I like to see them pull it so they don't have the chance to switch it, said Tappan, 80, of East Orange. Old... [ More ]