Pennsylvania Lottery to drive profits by boosting payouts

Comment #26

Artist77 — Fri, 02 May 2014 00:48:52 GMT

lol Maybe he was thinking of General Burnside instead

Comment #25

Marilyn222 — Fri, 02 May 2014 00:42:51 GMT

Comment #24

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 01 May 2014 23:56:05 GMT

Well ridge.... you would think if someone is gonna rant, they would at least get the name right. LOL.

Comment #23

rdgrnr — Thu, 01 May 2014 23:23:33 GMT

I looked up what he has done like you said.

First off, his name is Corbett, not Corbin, if you're talking about your Governor.

And it says he eliminated a $4 Billion deficit his first year in office without raising taxes.

Unless you were talking about Colonel Sanders.

He's from Corbin, Kentucky.

Were you talking about Colonel Sanders

Comment #22

JezzVim — Thu, 01 May 2014 16:25:57 GMT

Don't be fooled!! It's an election year and Corbin is running scared, as he should be. One term and that's it!! He is a bum, and don't mask it.

We MUST vote him out!! He has done enough damage. Before you vote, please look at what he has done and hasn't done for the citizens of Pennsylvania.

He sent money back to the Federal Government that would have helped the needy in our state, he tried to sell off the PA LOTTERY and other agencies that MAKE money for the state.

And if he gets back... [ More ]

Comment #21

Marilyn222 — Thu, 01 May 2014 12:44:13 GMT

Probably it would be just $100.00

Comment #20

Marilyn222 — Thu, 01 May 2014 12:42:34 GMT

Left side is $35,000. and the top side is $100.??? Thank you for the answer though, I will just go to the store and let them scan it.

Comment #19

Tinker — Thu, 01 May 2014 12:37:23 GMT

Looks like if you got them horizontal, you would look at the left side to see your prize.

Vertical row, you would use the top prize.

Comment #18

Marilyn222 — Thu, 01 May 2014 12:15:59 GMT

It says on the ticket vertical and horizontal and win prize highlighted to that row. The thing is the numbers starts at $35,000.00 and ends at $100.00, so I don't know which

Comment #17

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 01 May 2014 12:10:36 GMT

It tells you right on the ticket what you need to match to win.

Comment #16

Marilyn222 — Thu, 01 May 2014 11:52:10 GMT

Good a.m. all! I have a question. I bought a $3.00 Lucky Diamond scratch ticket, I got all numbers horizontal, but it starts at $35,000.00 and ends at $100.00. So did I win $35,000.00 or $100.00? Does anybody know

Comment #15

Gleno — Thu, 01 May 2014 11:29:57 GMT

Just amazing what the politicians do for us folks. Making us richer or poorer with the proverbial carrot of winning a bigger jackpot. And this is a voluntary tax program.

Comment #14

veganlife125 — Thu, 01 May 2014 02:09:45 GMT

Everyone missed the most important part of this article when the politicians voted 197-0 to return only 25 percent of ticket revenue to programs, arguing, in effect, that narrowing the state's slice of the pie could allow the pie to grow and by enough that it would result in a larger slice.

Thats what President Reagan argued for and got in the 1980's when he cut marginal tax rates and got alot more revenue coming in to Uncle Sugar Sam!

They only went along with this legislation because t... [ More ]

Comment #13

TheGameGrl — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:21:46 GMT

Wish PA Lottery would get honest. The senior programs are tighter and tighter for those that need the services. I feel sorry for the misleading advertisng. If you are a senior and can prove you are 125% below poverty you might get a bus ticket or maybe a free meals on wheel coupon! Wow!

As to the payouts, they are already lowering the grand prize payouts .....they are playing the shell game and folks are lining up. Its silly.

Comment #12

Jon D — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:17:02 GMT

Look LottoMetro, Beth is an accomplished executive, so there's no need for you to refer to her using some derogatory sexual term to diminish her accomplishments. But that's beside the point. [edit: I see that you later removed the derogatory statement...]

You testified in a previous post that you were in fact NOT breaking forum rules by putting in a false location designed to mislead others about where you are from and so Happyland is your actual location.

So I notice that Happyland CT is... [ More ]

Comment #11

noise-gate — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:09:29 GMT

I think that LottoMetro is from Los Angeles. This of course is my gut feeling. I may not be right, but I'm never wrong.

Comment #10

LottoMetro — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:57:34 GMT

I did not attend in person; however, the conference was broadcast for anyone who could not participate. Most of it was quite boring, actually. I only sat through MUSL's presentation and one of the panel discussions from start-to-finish. I watched a couple other discussions but not in entirety. A large portion of the conference is comprised of vendors pitching products/services.

My state is the one where I am located.

Comment #9

Jon D — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:19:17 GMT

Oh my word, that was humorous old chap. That Beth is always such a hoot!

So, in what capacity did you attend this lottery industry conference LottoMetro?

And which state is your state

Comment #8

maringoman — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:45:26 GMT

I will be in PA in late May so I will be buying their Millionaire Raffle tickets. I hope PA Lottery finds success in increasing its profits.

Comment #7

LottoMetro — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:57:53 GMT

It was somewhat humurous at the Smart-Tech conference earlier this month when the other lottery directors were asking the Massachusetts director how her lottery has done so well. She just simply said higher payouts....returning more money to players, and they kept prying as if there were some other secret like more advertising, higher priced games or whatnot. When players win more, they play more. Imagine that!

Good for Pennsylvania for taking this approach. Wish my state would get the pictur... [ More ]

Comment #6

peppy007 — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:23:10 GMT

I would love for all pick 3 and pick 4 games to permanently pay back 60%. NY only does it during certain promotions like once every three months. Which is pretty much the only times I bother to play those games. I do admit though that if my lottery budget was bigger I would play those games at least twice a week. After scratch offs, they offer the next highest return.

Comment #5

Chris$ — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:24:51 GMT

Its a crock. Pa.will only be boosting their revenue.

Its been years since we have had decent payouts. Corbett put a stop to that.

Comment #4

dr65 — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:56:03 GMT

Boosting payouts? That's a hot one.

Comment #3

Marilyn222 — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:38:46 GMT

I wonder how much would be the payout ratio

Comment #2

Jon D — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:17:44 GMT

So, PA is going after MA which has the highest payouts in the nation. Great!

But let's hope the greedy bastids don't just chase after scratch games, and boost the daily number games from 50% to 60% payout, and introduce higher payouts for draw games as well.

Comment #1

Marilyn222 — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:01:35 GMT

Gosh! That's no difference in putting the burden to people. Stealing the ppl blind! Huh? Give the money to the aging that has earned so much already, the majority of them? Lol...no offense, but it's just like giving more money to Warren Buffet

Pennsylvania Lottery to drive profits by boosting payouts

Lottery Post — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:56:08 GMT

The state House on Tuesday approved a change to the Pennsylvania Lottery that the Corbett administration says will allow it to maximize profits for senior programs by meeting consumer demand for high-payout instant tickets.

State law requires the lottery to dedicate no less than 27 percent of revenue from ticket sales to funding programs for seniors. But most of the lottery's sales growth is from scratch-off tickets, which return less money to the state than do terminal-based games such as th... [ More ]