Michigan Lottery puts Internet ticket sales on hold

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jamella724 — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 05:19:13 GMT

This is one of the social issues that needs to be addressed. Online lottery is very convenient to players, they dont have to go out because they can play anywhere. It's very accessible that it will be hard to monitor gambling addiction and high personal debt. In addition if minors are able to access their parent's credit card they could also play. I hope they can develop a system that will prevent all of these.

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Stack47 — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 01:24:58 GMT

The lottery employees got incentive bonuses mostly from Club Keno and that game must be included with their online play to get the expected profits online play might generate. Other than for player convenience, I don't see how selling tickets for the regular games online will increase profits that much.

Online wagering is just starting so they'll probably wait and see which other types of online wagering other state/jurisdictions offer and the effect on sales.

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RedStang — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:25:17 GMT

This is really state-sponsored, wherever-you-are gambling.

If i was Governor i would build All in One ATM and Lotto machines and put them everywhere.

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ressuccess — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:31:44 GMT

That's a good thing for right now, but I didn't know why Michigan have ticket sales on the internet later in the future

Michigan Lottery puts Internet ticket sales on hold

Lottery Post — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:33:34 GMT

The Michigan Lottery is indefinitely halting plans to sell tickets and offer games on the Internet after skeptical lawmakers blocked funding to launch an online lottery in early 2014.

Plans for an iLottery system have been suspended so that the Lottery may further evaluate the program, lottery spokeswoman Andi Brancato told The Associated Press Tuesday, declining further comment.

Gov. Rick Snyder asked for nearly $3.4 million in the next state budget to implement the iLottery as a way to