Hoosier Lottery

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CASH Only — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:29:59 GMT

NY has very low payouts on its Lotto 6/59, but for a different reason. It's a cheap game.

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richwood — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:57:16 GMT

Its all about control of the money. The State and Gtech control the money and who gets what. In Texas a study was taken in 2005 which showed that the poor people support the lottery with their dollars than the wealthier people of Texas. The sad truth is the poor don't win the big pots. This money is controlled. All of it. When numbers were ran in this country before the lotterys began it was corrupt. There is no tracking system for the paying public to see. The State and Gtech don't want... [ More ]

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Uncle Jim — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:48:06 GMT

JimmySand9 is absolutely correct with his point about sales and half truths. And this is another opportunty to drive home the point about the Hoosier Lottery operating in secret. I have asked to see Hoosier Lottery sales figures and to date I've received no response to that request. In the past other people have asked as well and the Hoosier Lottery steadfastly refuses to disclose the sales figures.

The most famous case involved the Indianapolis Star newspaper who asked to see the sales fi... [ More ]

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JimmySand9 — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:46:32 GMT

I've always been wondering about these so-called low payouts. I am in no way defending the practice of holding secret, cyber-drawings. But I am wondering how you assume that it's rigged simply because they're aren't a lot of winners. What are the sales figures? If few tickets are sold, few people will win. If 100,000 tickets are sold but only 1 person wins straight on the Daily 3, I would be rightfully suspicious too. But who knows if they're only selling 900 tickets. This doesn't help the cause... [ More ]

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LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:58:52 GMT

its sad to see it continue..........

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LosingJeff — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:55:23 GMT

Absoultely