Florida Lottery to update Lotto game

Comment #21

Sum Buddy — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 20:36:43 GMT

I also see that the new Lotto tickets are eligible for entry into Florida Lottery's latest Second Chance Drawing. I don't recall draw games ever being accepted into second chance drawings, only scratch-offs...

Comment #20

Sum Buddy — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:32:47 GMT

Yep, I think I was right about Florida Lottery feeling the pain. First, I stopped after work and bought a few lines of Fantasy 5, and got two free tickets for the new Florida Lotto (now $2 a pop, plus an opportunity to drop $1 more per play for...something LOL!) Then I get online and go to the Florida Lottery website and see the Flamingo Forum, where people can fill out a questionnaire; suddenly they care what we think (not!) The definition for questionnaire is a form containing a set of questio... [ More ]

Comment #19

JemFan777 — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:44:35 GMT

Here in New York, our Lotto 6/59 is 2 tickets for $1, meaning I could use that same $2 to buy 4 tickets with jackpot odds of 1 in 11 million! I feel bad for those living in Florida, Colorado, or other states where the price of an in-state jackpot game ticket is $2.

Comment #18

BlessdFloridian — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 22:26:01 GMT

Looking at the payouts you lose as a player as well. Before, if you purchase a $2 that had xtra and hit three numbers, it was at minimum $25. Now I beleive it's $21 and that's IF your randomly generated number is 3.

Add on an extra $1 for a chance to win a few bucks. Nah! Florida Lottery barely offered $ for the ez match. I'll take my chances with scratchoffs. At least the ticket can't change while it's in my hand.

What a greedy grab.

Comment #17

Sum Buddy — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 19:45:04 GMT

The game was in need of a refresh to give players new, exciting ways to win, more ways to win and of course, bigger prizes and better odds.

Um, somebody needs to learn how odds work. The odds of hitting X out of 53 hasn't changed. The chances of winning a larger amount if you hit has increased.

Re: the 'we'll just increase the price' trend that is flourishing in the lottery industry: by and large, state lotteries have enjoyed easy sales, burgeoning growth, and no need for any pesky inno... [ More ]

Comment #16

billybucks — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:16:55 GMT

I know someone who sat in the meeting when this was all decided. They were all joking about the fact that even if we lose 25% of the players we will still take in more money with this 100% price increase. The 1.00 a line for a very popular game down there was not satisfying lottery officials. They will get used to the 2.00 one official bellowed. They will eventually all come around said another. One likened it to buying a bag of potato chips. It used to be a fair price for a bag but when it near... [ More ]

Comment #15

M2 Oh — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 00:24:50 GMT

If they lose half the players they don't take any losses

Comment #14

Kristoff10 — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:59:46 GMT

They shouldve just added that new change for another optional dollar. As it stood initially it was $1 for a regular lotto ticket, then they made it that you could add ezmatch for an additional dollar to make it $2 for the ticket. Or you can play lotto with extra for $2. Or lotto with xtra and ezmatch for $3. Now they are making it a mandatory $2 for just the ticket and i presume they may keep extra or ezmatch options for an additional dollar. They know no boundaries. If people could only stop bu... [ More ]

Comment #13

paneagle — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:05:29 GMT

$2 FOR FLORIDA LOTTO... so very GREEDY and another deep reach into the pockets of all OF US (USA dummies)... This notice was put at the bottom of the article. and is of course what all players do not want to SEE.

the NEW LOTTO changes are designed like all others to Increase income and EARN more for the Lotteries and PAYOUT less to the Players.

Clearly offering the same trickle down to nothing economics that the ameriKa trumpeter dumping and no second $1200 payout for anyone..

The Lot... [ More ]

Comment #12

Karen Nathan — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:33:33 GMT

But with Fantasy 5, the TOP Prize is only about $180,000. That's IF you are the sole winner. Two people having the same numbers means it's $90,000. And that's BEFORE Taxes. After Taxes, your take home winnings are about $59,000.

Comment #11

Ranett — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 02:43:44 GMT

Shame on them ..

Comment #10

morgothaod — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 01:49:50 GMT

The only game worth playing is the Fantasy 5

Comment #9

Teddi — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 01:20:52 GMT

So you're paying an extra dollar for a mandatory non-jackpot multiplier while claiming it comes at no additional charge

Either the ticket had a 100% increase for no reason whatsoever, or there's a charge for the multiplier. Which is mandatory.

They think we're stupid

Comment #8

Stack47 — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:36:43 GMT

a multiplier number will be included on every ticket for no additional charge other than the $1 price increase.

Under the old format, players could get two chances to win the jackpot for $2. Will the no additional charge multiplier apply to to the jackpot or just the secondary prizes

Comment #7

Stack47 — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:30:00 GMT

That's a very good point! I'm pretty sure most players are going after the huge jackpots MM and PB create.

Comment #6

grwurston — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:21:38 GMT

There's always a catch... Like they say, If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.

One more thing. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Last one. New and improved usually means the price went up. Murphy's law.

Comment #5

Think — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 22:20:51 GMT

Beginning October 8, a multiplier number will be included on every ticket for no additional charge other than the $1 price increase.

I guess there is some sort of difference that I am missing between and additional charge and a price increase...I'm so stupid and I'm so confused, NOT!

Another exciting feature they are considering trying is that when you bring in a ticket to claim it might go missing so that they don't have to pay out the prize and they will claim they never received t... [ More ]

Comment #4

weshar75 — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 22:02:00 GMT

I am thinking why would Florida lotto players play the state lotto now that it is $2 when they can buy powerball and mega millions for the same price now.-weshar75

Comment #3

Stack47 — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:40:46 GMT

While Florida Lotto is an established brand with a loyal player base,

However,

The game's most unpopular change will certainly be the price, which will increase from the current $1 per ticket to $2 per ticket.

Is it just me or is doubling the ticket price a dumb thing to do to the loyal player base

Comment #2

Raven62 — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:26:00 GMT

I don't care for Changes: They usually Cost More Money

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 19:22:21 GMT

Was tickled pink, no added #'s to the matrix and for NO CHARGE, a multiplier number added, as well as mechanical balls! Then the kicker finally surfaced it's ugly head, a 100% price increase

Florida Lottery to update Lotto game

Lottery Post — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:12:40 GMT

Changes coming to the Florida Lottery's most popular game

By Kate Northrop

The Florida Lottery announced they will be making changes this week to their most popular game, Florida Lotto.

Introduced in 1988, the game that has awarded over $10.3 billion in prizes won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Instead, the Lottery will be introducing some changes related to the player experience, odds and prizes, and look of the game starting this Thursday, Oct. 8.

While Florida Lotto is an esta... [ More ]