Connecticut Lottery launches 5 Card Cash

Comment #17

JonnyBgood07 — Tue, 13 May 2014 00:20:23 GMT

I keep getting instant wins with minimal investment every other day eerily enough.

At least it keeps me more amused than P3 and I feel like I'm winning something.However, one of the stores I go to tells me

before he hands me the ticket that I'm a winner.I really don't care much for that but I know him well.I really do feel bad for the older folks who

go to the terminal and hand the guy their slip then mozy around the store looking for something else.I could definitely see a clerk w... [ More ]

Comment #16

RedStang — Sat, 10 May 2014 21:56:17 GMT

Finally got some tics and got 3/10$ back. They sold a top prize already (250k). Clerk showed me tics from a a guy that won $600 in total earlier. Waited in line for ten minutes watching this elder lady b4 me buying tics and winning her $$$ back and leaving ahead. Only bad part is the scanner would'nt show the instant win amount.

Comment #15

Stack47 — Mon, 05 May 2014 22:56:01 GMT

Depends on which state lottery because the KY terminals do make sounds indicating the ticket is an instant winner. They offer 5 Card Cash on the self-serve vending machines with no bells or whistles for an instant win.

Comment #14

Stack47 — Mon, 05 May 2014 22:43:22 GMT

KY Lottery replaced another $2 ticket game when they started their version of Five Card Cash and both games were two part games. The difference is the All or Nothing type games are based on one drawing. The 12/24 ticket prices could be lower if they used rolling jackpots too.

Lotteries are looking for ways to increase revenue with new games, and that means higher ticket costs.

The majority of sales are still scratch-offs, Five Card Cash is a hybrid and state lotteries are giving players

Comment #13

mrcraft — Mon, 05 May 2014 20:38:27 GMT

I see what you're saying, but it's not going to make a sound at the point of sale, probably to enhance player experience, so players can discover the instant wins themselves. It's like Scratcher tickets, you don't want a machine to let you know if you won or not before scratching it.

Comment #12

JonnyBgood07 — Mon, 05 May 2014 20:23:15 GMT

I'm not talking about when she hands the ticket back, look at appx 41 seconds in the video,when the lady asks for a ticket,the machine spits it out and the clerk hands it to her.There is no sound .

I bought 4 of these this morning on my way into work and immediately looked at them.I had a pair of kings(which was a $3 'instant' winner)

and the machine made no noise saying that I won anything when he handed me the tickets.

Comment #11

RedStang — Mon, 05 May 2014 17:35:01 GMT

I'll give it a shot this weekend. I think it will do good since CT has the second largest US casino, but it's becoming quite expensive if you like to play all the games out there. Too bad their instant wins don't include bottles of alcohol and gift cards.

Comment #10

rdgrnr — Mon, 05 May 2014 15:19:25 GMT

In the video, when the lady asks for a ticket, it sounds like the guy says, that'll be a dollar or that'll be dollars.

I don't hear the word two in there anywhere.

Comment #9

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 05 May 2014 12:29:21 GMT

Unfortunately, they are all going to $2 a ticket on new games.

I read on TLC's last commissioner's meeting that All or Nothing is struggling right now. Well, it's $2 a tic. Four draws a day. Really?

The odds on that game are 1 in 2.7 million for $250,000. The only good thing is that the overall odds are pretty good, which mean you have a decent chance to win your $2 back, and you get 2 chances to win, but I think the jackpot is too low.

I played that game quite a bit last month, but I'm... [ More ]

Comment #8

Marilyn222 — Mon, 05 May 2014 11:05:09 GMT

The terminal does makes a sound. It says; congratulations you're a winner.

Comment #7

Todd — Mon, 05 May 2014 10:46:54 GMT

The video here is the same one that is on the CT Lottery website. I hear a sound generated in the video when the clerk scans the ticket. Are you watching the same video as me

Comment #6

JonnyBgood07 — Mon, 05 May 2014 09:26:05 GMT

Considering the terminal doesn't make a sound with an 'instant win' ticket,I can only imagine how many older people will fall prey to shifty clerks.

If you watch the '5card cash' video on the CT lottery website,the terminal only announces a winner after the recipient hands the ticket back to the clerk.

Outside of that and the usual pumping a bunch of 2 dollar winners in a game to keep the odds of winning low isn't what players have in mind.I hope this flops IMHO.... [ More ]

Comment #5

mrcraft — Mon, 05 May 2014 06:57:24 GMT

California can use a fresh terminal game...

Comment #4

Marilyn222 — Mon, 05 May 2014 06:51:31 GMT

Awesome! Sounds fun...

Comment #3

rdgrnr — Mon, 05 May 2014 02:26:24 GMT

I would prefer it to be a $1 ticket with the instant win portion being optional for another $1.

I don't like being forced to buy an extra ticket.

And I don't like the current trend of terminal games going to $2 anyway.

Comment #2

Cieli Diverde — Sun, 04 May 2014 19:25:49 GMT

What does that have to do with 5 card cash

Comment #1

Gleno — Sun, 04 May 2014 17:08:35 GMT

The 2014 Kentucky Derby with California Chrome winning the race was much more exciting given that the owners, Steve Coburn and Perry Martin only paid $10,000. for the horse and were also offered $6 million for a 51% partnership but declined the offer, is one amazing event in gambling history. Congratulations to them and the Trainer, Art Sherman,age 77, his second K.D. winning and oldest trainer, and the Jockey, Victor Espinoza. What an exciting event to have watched.

Connecticut Lottery launches 5 Card Cash

Lottery Post — Sun, 04 May 2014 16:17:43 GMT

Includes video report

By Todd Northrop

Starting Sunday, May 4, Connecticut Lottery players will have a new midday game to play featuring a playing card theme is proving to be very popular throughout North America.

The new $2 lotto game called 5 Card Cash is modeled after the popular poker-themed games found in several state and provincial lotteries throughout the United States and Canada.

While most Connecticut Lottery games either have the opportunity to win instantly, or in a daily... [ More ]