Players snapping up Mass. Lottery's new $30 tickets

Comment #18

Jon D — Thu, 01 May 2014 12:03:21 GMT

Oh no, look out now, you done set him off by questioning his intelligence. Yeah, LottoMetro is a short man on a short bus!

Seriously, it's really creepy that this guy works in the lottery industry, but keeps hanging around here all the time trying to show off and getting into tussles with LP members. I've never seen anything like it. Sad.

Comment #17

Gleno — Thu, 01 May 2014 11:39:09 GMT

You go Mass players. The marketing geniuses are great at stirring up demand for more players and winners. Someone has to eventually win the jackpots.

Comment #16

LottoMetro — Thu, 01 May 2014 05:29:44 GMT

If that's the case, then why did you buy the $30 tickets in the first place?

Btw, I wasn't ridiculing you (as JonD erroneously believes, he has a tendency to do that ) or even downplaying those who have bad luck. I was simply commenting that your attitude would be different if you were on the other side (i.e. winning a lot).

And I would rather ride the short bus with a few winners (in life) than the long bus with a bunch of losers (in life).

Comment #15

RedStang — Thu, 01 May 2014 04:50:42 GMT

It's ok Jon. People get like that when they ride the short bus their entire life.

Comment #14

hearsetrax — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:39:44 GMT

of that I have no doubt

Comment #13

Technics — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 07:18:59 GMT

They are taking advantage of people impulsiveness.....$100 tickets on the way soon.

Comment #12

RedStang — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 05:10:08 GMT

If you had won, would they still be horrible?

Yes they would still be horrible because your probably only going to win the $30 back and you can win that with a $5 ticket.

Comment #11

Jon D — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:31:07 GMT

There's no need for you to ridicule RedStang who was just giving his opinion and experience.

And rubbing your good fortune in someone's face LottoMetro.... That's not only bad etiquette and bad karma, it's also extremely bad manners. But I wouldn't expect someone like you who admits lacking social skills to understand good manners.

Comment #10

Gleno — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:48:32 GMT

If you have money to burn then this is your game. The State of Mass has hit

the right nerve among it's big time players.

Comment #9

maringoman — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:30:20 GMT

Desperation is a bad thing. It makes people send thousands of dollars to a Nigerian Prince to free up his fortunes in exchange for a share of the fortune. Nah I wouldn't buy this ticket. I'd be mad if someone gave it to me for free and I scratched it and it was a loser

Comment #8

IPlayWeekly — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:30:48 GMT

It's a sign of the times, people are tired and desperate

Comment #7

LottoMetro — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:08:13 GMT

If you had won, would they still be horrible?

Reminds me of a time I went to the casino...patrons grumbling how tight the slots were, etc. I hit by the second pull on 3 different machines.

I like the higher priced tickets but I also don't lose on them very often. If I lost a lot I probably would hate them too.

Comment #6

TNPATL — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:21:08 GMT

Interesting. Guess people are willing to take the chance. It's not something I'm willing to do though.

Comment #5

wizeguy — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:27:17 GMT

I bought 2 of the $30 tickets in Ohio. One the first day of issue and the 2nd a few weeks later. I didn't win a thing! Each ticket only had $15 entertainment value to me which meant $15 disappointment on each.

I rarely buy scratchers but when I do it's the higher value ones so I can't readily say I'd never buy another $30 ticket.

Good luck to all on these higher priced scratchers !! The higher prizes are enticing.

Comment #4

RedStang — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:05:52 GMT

These $30 are horrible. Got a few in CT and they all lost. You're better off with 3 $10 tics.

Comment #3

Jon D — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:29:12 GMT

And I'm sure this *disease* of higher and higher priced scratch games will continue to spread, and eventually make its way to California.(we are usually a few years behind on lottery innovations)

The decision to create the new game was made after market research suggested the demand was there

There is a demand for heroin too, does that mean the government should be selling it

Comment #2

lottolaughs — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:28:48 GMT

When they first introduced $3.00 tickets I thought that was a rip. Can't ever imagine spending this kind of money for a scratchoff but I know people do and will. Insanity.

Comment #1

Marilyn222 — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:15:01 GMT

Wow! Todd slow down...I'm not done reading the first news yet...heheheh

Anyways, I think ppl does not want to wait for PB/MM jp's no more. They prefer to win instantaneous, on the spot! Accompanied by sweat...lol that's the thrill of it

Players snapping up Mass. Lottery's new $30 tickets

Lottery Post — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:06:26 GMT

The Massachusetts State Lottery, following the lead of a handful of other states, has rolled out new scratch tickets at a significantly higher price $30 a pop saying there is a market for more costly games with the chance of bigger winnings.

Since the new game was launched last Tuesday, bettors have snapped up more than $8 million in tickets, hoping to win one of the four $15 million instant jackpots or at least take home one of the 36 $1 million prizes. Dina William, who, along with her husb... [ More ]