Comment #1

qutgnt — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 02:25:50 GMT

These states should arrest themselves for ripping off players, paying only 40-60 cents on the dollar in these numbers games. Why anyone plays pick three or pick four in the 50% playback states is beyond me. Go to an offshore website that has been around for a while and play them there and get the 90% payback that you deserve. You have no shot at beating a game with a house take of 50%. Morons.

Michigan authorities break up private lottery, seize $2.2 million

Lottery Post — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 13:53:39 GMT

Authorities have seized $2.2 million and broken up a private lottery that they say mimicked the Michigan State Lottery but paid off significantly more money for matching winning numbers.Operating from modest homes in Detroit and nearby Oak Park, the family business appears to have roots going back 30 years, the Wayne County sheriff's department and prosecutor's office announced Friday. Numbers operations have been around for several decades before the lottery, but this is the largest we have ser... [ More ]