Iowa Lottery chief addresses online ticket sales

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THRIFTY — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:34:45 GMT

Selling lottery tickets via the Internet is the future.

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user71926 — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:55:33 GMT

There are slips in all lottery stores for customers to fill out the numbers. If you have a long list of numbers you could take as many as you can, most people don't use them, but they are there if you feel the need to. On the other hand, I love hearing other people's numbers out loud. Sometimes I even use them or change them around a bit.

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user71926 — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:16:13 GMT

I like the idea of paying cash for my lottery tickets. It's actually a work out for me. I enjoy taking the time walking to the store, maybe even chatting with another customer while waiting in line. All these little motions I find it rewarding in it's own. People you really need to work those bums instead of sticking them on your bottom in front of those monitors otherwise winning will only clogged up your heart! LOL ... plus, this way I won't over spend if I use spare cash instead of a credit c... [ More ]

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mamamary517 — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:07:48 GMT

It's about time......no more standing on a long line with slow people in front of you and people in a hurry behind you! I hate when I am the only one in

the store and the clerk is behind the counter waiting for me to think of my numbers.....of course when I start giving him the numbers he goes into a fog and keeps repeating the wrong numbers!!!!! Oh how I would love to be able to use an app on my device to make a purchase.

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helpmewin — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:19:47 GMT

I say take a chance Go For It!!

Ricky Bobby's Dad said (if your not first your Last

Iowa Lottery chief addresses online ticket sales

Lottery Post — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:30:01 GMT

Nothing seems farther away from the world of the smartphone, computer tablet and the future than the line at the grocery or convenience store to buy a lottery ticket.

However, Terry Rich, president and chief executive officer of the Iowa Lottery, on Monday said the Iowa Lottery is not a stodgy outfit, and he said it is educating itself for a coming time when Iowa Lottery players likely will be able to purchase tickets for lotto games like Powerball and Mega Millions via phone, tablet or compu... [ More ]