Penn. Lottery seeking outside help for marketing efforts

Comment #8

rdgrnr — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:50:42 GMT

Your state doesn't endorse the ease of alcohol thru vending machines?

Well they should. Think what a drastic cut Vegas would be taking without the booze. Booze and gambling go together like democrats and corruption. One always complements the other.

Lobby your State Senators and State Reps and Governor for Booze and Lottery vending machines and all your dreams will come true.

Comment #7

TheGameGrl — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:04:09 GMT

Sorry RdG, Our PA state doesnt endorse underage drinking or the ease of alcohol thru Vending machines. (Bows head in thanks that we haven't gotten that greedy for funds).

The vending machines are already jamming and slicing tickets incorrectly and the players lose even more...

Like a slot machine they state that jams and lost tickets (damaged) are not re-imbursed.

We make our fortune by raising our turnpike tolls and overpaying state employees who's IQ's collectively dont meet the legal... [ More ]

Comment #6

rdgrnr — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:15:38 GMT

They should get a little creative if they want to increase lottery revenue.

How about vending machines that dispense lottery tickets, 16 oz. cups of beer and double shots of whiskey, strategically placed around high traffic areas like airports, train stations, grocery stores, laundromats, libraries and public parks?

They could have deals like getting a free scratcher with every beer and double shot purchase or a free beer or double shot with every $20 scratcher.

They'd make a fortune... [ More ]

Comment #5

dr65 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 01:37:20 GMT

Stop the financial forecasting and work with what you have PA. Their projections about a scenario that might take place 18 years from now are just one

more thing to use as an excuse for pushing more tickets, higher priced games, lower top prizes and payouts (or the other way around: high top prizes

with fewer winners and payouts and more money for the bean counters to drool over)

The lottery in PA as in any state is a huge money maker. It's a definite cash cow. SOMEONE is not happy with... [ More ]

Comment #4

TheGameGrl — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:39:38 GMT

Been terribly disappointed in the PA Lottery , both as a player and one who no longer endorses the gimmick Benefits senior citizens . When only 28% of the funds go to senior programs its a waste of promoting it. Fed up with PA trying to sell the players on how its of social benefit...(Tapping into our elder remorse ). They split it out based on populus and NOT on a senior who needs it....

Having an international company manage it is even more un-nerving...then our monies line their pockets...... [ More ]

Comment #3

haymaker — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:50:35 GMT

they should sell off the 600 state owned liquor stores first.

they been talking about it for 30 years.

Comment #2

dpoly1 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:53:01 GMT

The Unions don't want to lose their Cadillac wages, benefits and pensions!

After 8 very long years of Ed Spendel, we have a real leader in Pennsylvania

Comment #1

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:17:10 GMT

Should be an interesting story to follow. Wonder if other states with similar conditions will follow suit? Privatization might actually be the

best thing that ever happened to the state run lotteries. Many people including myself, are very disappointed with the crappy returns

on most if not all of the scratch games in the last few years.

Penn. Lottery seeking outside help for marketing efforts

Lottery Post — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:27:17 GMT

'The lottery would not be sold nor will it be fully privatized'

An aging population's increased demand for services and the need for stable funding for those programs sparked Gov. Tom Corbett administration's decision to seek private managers for the Pennsylvania Lottery, senior administration officials told a House oversight committee Tuesday.

By 2030, a quarter of Pennsylvanians will be 65 years or older, and the lottery, which had sales of $3.2 billion during the 2010-11 fiscal year, wi... [ More ]