Connecticut Lottery moves draw studio and discontinues live drawings

Comment #8

lottobrain — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 22:57:29 GMT

Not sure how many states might be doing what Conn. is doing (NJ started doing this maybe a year or so ago and I'm not sure but I think it may be possible to go past their location and actually view the drawing through a window, but it is viewable online later), but the idea beside the fact that many players prefer and actual drawing, is that a lot of money is saved by doing away with the TV station rental storing and securing the equipment and paying a host salary, etc. Also the improvement in t... [ More ]

Comment #7

Bleudog101 — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 11:55:46 GMT

Yeah, Ich Verstehe Englisch (I understand English, but not am not Deutsch). I'm implying that like many other state lotteries and two national lotteries besides MM PB have gone to RNG. Some company or them talking to RNG states may convince them to retire the mechanical balls. Here they used the Pandemic as an excuse to get rid of ball drawings. Like I've said before, the only time RNG makes sense is with games like KENO that are drawn every four minutes from approximately 0500 to 0200 here dail... [ More ]

Comment #6

mightwin1 — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 01:01:23 GMT

I don't think any video is a correct representation of a live drawing. Just look at the Mega and Powerball videos. I think the final draw happens and its recorded but it isn't a live drawing when they show the host. I think they do a final draw and then the host acts like it's live with the final numbers already drawn.....I came to this conclusion because on multiple videos they are calling the numbers way before the balls stop and are readable....

Comment #5

lottobrain — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 22:47:47 GMT

Read the article.....drawings continue with ball machines. No RNG.

Comment #4

Bleudog101 — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 20:42:00 GMT

Just a step closer to reality---all games will go to RNG there. Think of the money saved just for that and rob customers blind.

Comment #3

Todd — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:11:36 GMT

Play4shekels is referring to this paragraph:

Connecticut players should note that, from July 1 through July 22, the Lottery's draw facility will not be fully set up to videotape drawings. This means that drawings taking place during this period will not be recorded and available for viewing later. Results will still be posted shortly after the drawings take place.

Comment #2

hearsetrax — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:37:04 GMT

I think you need a new set of reading glasses !!

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While the drawings will no longer be televised , they will be videotaped and posted online for viewing after the drawing takes place. Videos of the drawings will be available on the Lottery's website, the Lottery's YouTube channel, and the Fox61 app the following business day at noon, the Lottery advised.

Comment #1

play4shekels — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:08:46 GMT

It will be interesting to see how many times triples and quads come up while they can't record the drawings.

Connecticut Lottery moves draw studio and discontinues live drawings

Lottery Post — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:51:52 GMT

Drawings to move exclusively online for viewing on the web

By Kate Northrop

The Connecticut Lottery announced that it is relocating its draw studio and that drawings will no longer be aired on live television.

Connecticut Lottery drawings will be exclusively viewable online starting this month following a relocation of the draw studio, a press release from the Lottery revealed.

In August, the Connecticut Lottery completed a move to its new Wallingford headquarters , about a 30-mi... [ More ]