That was fast: No more 'Kwikies' for Maine Lottery

Comment #35

DC81 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:36:50 GMT

How did that even make it out of any sort of committee or let alone out of the lottery HQ's doors? Hell, how'd it even come up without the idiot thought thinking twice about it

Comment #34

jamella724 — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:58:45 GMT

I'm glad that they changed it. Women who plays for Maine Lottery will be more comfortable in purchasing tickets.

Comment #33

mcginnin56 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:20:34 GMT

From what I hear, if your not happy with the results after scratching the ticket, you can return for a $10 credit towards any local massage parlor.

Comment #32

msharkey2001 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:03:38 GMT

LOL! I'll have to get me one of those.

Comment #31

mcginnin56 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:55:54 GMT

Through the grapevine, I heard Maine's sister state of New Hampshire, is considering a name for a new $10 scratcher. A Happy Ending

Comment #30

helpmewin — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:49:48 GMT

are you talking for them or you Like them that say i got a friend

Comment #29

mcginnin56 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:44:14 GMT

May the kwikies rest in peace for all of eternity.

They never had their chance to prove themselves.

Comment #28

helpmewin — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:39:53 GMT

Comment #27

msharkey2001 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:37:02 GMT

Almost makes me embarrassed to say I'm from Maine. Not being a dummy myself I moved to the state next door.

Comment #26

LottoGuyBC — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:54:53 GMT

Not so quick

Comment #25

luckyshoes — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:54:34 GMT

Did they figure that out on their own or did someone have to tell them the name was lewd. All in the name of profit.

Comment #24

dr65 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:46:47 GMT

Thank goodness it was smacked down. What's wrong with scratch-offs for a general term? Everyone knows that.

This was part of the sex sells brand of thinking. Who thought it was cute to associate instant games with something

that's been known for years to mean - like they said: a quick sexual encounter?

Personally, I'm glad PA won't have the chance to rename the instants with a term similar to this one. (one state

dreams up something and others tend to follow)

Can you imagine th... [ More ]

Comment #23

sandia — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:31:43 GMT

TOO snip ING FUNNY!!!!!

Tears in my eyes from laughing soooooooooo hard

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Comment #22

KyMystikal — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:29:03 GMT

I was starting to plan a trip to Maine for a Quikie too. I guess I can continue to get screwed elsewhere.

Comment #21

megan81 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:15:24 GMT

Haha! Nice title for this article: That was FAST... That's the idea--Kwikies are fast

Comment #20

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:26:32 GMT

Yep......bunch of sorry S

Comment #19

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:23:41 GMT

Lol you sooooo crazy

Comment #18

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:21:30 GMT

Right move Maine.

Comment #17

Artist77 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:57:11 GMT

Krikee

Comment #16

Think — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:36:41 GMT

Actually Kwikies was an apt name.

I can see the tag line - Get some Kwikies and get screwed real fast

Comment #15

pillsbury — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:11:15 GMT

Exactly. This whole thing reeks of a publicity stunt.

Comment #14

Artist77 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:25:58 GMT

Comment #13

sully16 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:20:39 GMT

rotflmao, hewhehehehehehehehehehehe, tears in y eyes funny

Comment #12

maringoman — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:01:43 GMT

The person who came up with the idea and pushed it through the production meeting despite resistance from others has lost face. They will be very quiet in the coming meetings.

Comment #11

Artist77 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:57:14 GMT

The printable ones were:

The Red Light District scratcher (win $ for mom so she can retire!)

No-tell motel scratcher (self-explanatory)

I ain't your daddy! (Win $ to locate your real father).

Comment #10

Todd — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:49:18 GMT

Makes you wonder how bad the other 50-60 names must have been...

Comment #9

sully16 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:48:48 GMT

They also probably knew the controversy itself would promote some advertising

Comment #8

sully16 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:47:14 GMT

Big dummies, or spreading some pork around

1300 pamphlets sent to retailers, all the cost of that.

3-4 months of paying people to narrow the list from 50-60 names

For a product they say sells itself.

Sounds like padding someones pay on the tax payers dime

Comment #7

Artist77 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:42:42 GMT

They spent $ on ads and thought this was going to work. They are big dummies.

Comment #6

maringoman — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:40:48 GMT

Yeah. I hope whoever came up with that idea gets teased for it for weeks..I don't think they should be fired though

Comment #5

Artist77 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:37:26 GMT

I hope they read our posts.

Comment #4

maringoman — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:33:44 GMT

Some of them could be members of LP lol

Comment #3

Artist77 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:32:35 GMT

They must have been flooded with complaints. They are still big dummies.

Comment #2

maringoman — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:43:24 GMT

Good move. Wisdom is realizing that a mistake is about to be made and then acting to save the sitiwation. If only congress senate would follow your fine example...I am not holding my breath lol

Comment #1

redhot7 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:32:28 GMT

They should have gone ahead with a new motto There's nothing like a good scratch after getting a kwikie

That was fast: No more 'Kwikies' for Maine Lottery

Lottery Post — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:27:08 GMT

The odds have dropped to zero for scratch tickets becoming Kwikies.

The Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations announced in a Monday press release that it no longer plans to brand the state's scratch tickets as Kwikies.

The Maine State Lottery is sensitive to the concerns of retailers and consumers alike, said Gerry Reid, director of Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. We recently tested a new brand name for our instant ticket games, and the initial... [ More ]