International Lottery Game Collapses

Comment #9

johnpanos — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 12:36:15 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on January 05, 2004 I wonder how a US-only game larger than PB or MM would work, other than combining the games.

Comment #8

CASH Only — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:08:26 GMT

vince:If CA joined Mega Millions, presumably players would still have to choose cash/annuity when they PLAY (as in NY/TX.)PB, regardless where played, doesn't require the choice UNLESS the jackpot is hit.

Comment #7

dvdiva — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 18:52:39 GMT

I think you forget that powerball could also change its game to grow more. they have before. the argument about California having all the winners doesn't hold. its purely random. for all you know the first five winners would come from Wisconsin. since the odds for mega and powerball only differ by 15 million it shows that even a state with as many people as new york doesn't produce all the winners. If powerball changed its game to have similar or higher odds it would have the same effect.i doubt... [ More ]

Comment #6

vincejr — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 01:25:47 GMT

Cash,I know CA is a MUSL member, and that the reason they joined was for the proposed (and now dead) international game. However, just because they are a MUSL member doesn't mean that the Governator won't listen to pitches from both games and choose which one he feels will get CA the most money.In that dventuality, I predict that CA will ditch MUSL and go with a newly-matrixed, renamed MegaMillions. While it would be a feather in the cap of MUSL to get CA to join PB, it could potentially kill th... [ More ]

Comment #5

CASH Only — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 13:19:42 GMT

vince:Actually, California _is_ a MUSL member...they joined BECAUSE of the proposed international game.

Comment #4

vincejr — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 20:51:14 GMT

One could add a few more states to the MM and economies of scale (and a matrix change) would lead to higher jackpots...remember, the Governator is looking for revenue sources and CA isn't part of either PB or MM....

Comment #3

dvdiva — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 22:12:32 GMT

considering how hard it is to get info from mega millions on their finances one could only wonder about how reliable an international lottery would beand there is that stupid prize capping nonsense again. if they are so concerned with the prize being to big why don't they offer an el gordo here- reason - people would realize that the grand prize is smaller than most state lotteries and wouldn't play

Comment #2

CASH Only — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 14:46:28 GMT

I wonder how a US-only game larger than PB or MM would work, other than combining the games.

Comment #1

four4me — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 14:43:22 GMT

This is kind of sad I would have liked to have seen these large jackpots and a chance to play. They came a long way and almost had the deal done only to stop the process and call it off. I think they should rethink the deal and push forward with it. A lot of people could benefit from it, the revenue alone could help some countries deal with their financial problems. Not to include make many players very wealthy.

International Lottery Game Collapses

Lottery Post — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 11:29:12 GMT

20 states won't be getting millions of dollars in new revenue from a high-jackpot lottery after plans for the proposed international game collapsed amid a protest of U.S. military action in Iraq.The states were working toward the development of a lotto-style game that would have allowed 350 million residents scattered throughout the United States, Canada, Central America, Europe and Australia to compete for prizes that could have reached a total of $1 billion in a single drawing.But negotiations... [ More ]