lottery being taken over by computerized draws

Reply #14

Just6ntlc — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:06:23 GMT

My vote is yes within 5 years. I don't like computerized draws.

Reply #13

Badger — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:29:58 GMT

Yes, I would agree with all you say. I think it is easy for any of us to want tothink that somehow everybody is like me because that makes one feel more comfortable. But in the case of hardcore do-it-myself lottery players vs the Quick-pickers-I-know-I-m-gonna-win group, if one is in the former group, one is definitely in the minority.

Reply #12

Coin Toss — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:58:36 GMT

four4me

Of course they have some interest in the players. Key word some. No players, no business. But they're definitley no in the business of making a player or two into a millionaire every drawer- they're in the business of making money, like any business. They just make a lot more of it and their hold (what's paid out as compared to what comes in) is astronomical.

LOTTOMIKE

Very well said

Reply #11

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:18:25 GMT

there are 50,000 members or so on this site and probably another couple hundred thousand hardcore lottery players.however they are probably looking at those millions of people who buy the powerball tickets every week when they pitch in their couple dollars.those players could care less about ball or RNG draws.there are probably at best 5 or 10 percent of lottery players who really care how its drawn.they look at the other 85 or 90 percent buying powerball tickets and thats who they answer to.tha... [ More ]

Reply #10

four4me — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:11:57 GMT

Well they have to have some interest in the players otherwise they would be at a loss without us.

I'm sure they have some concerns regarding their players. In many press releases they state that players felt this way and that about certain drawings and lottery happenings.

Most states annual revenue reports show which games draw the most money and scratch off's usually take the top billing. There are also many dedicated pick 3 and 4 players.

Reply #9

Coin Toss — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:48:07 GMT

There seem to be assumptions here that the lottery is first and foremost for the players. If only that were true- the lottery exists to make money for the state and the lottery operators (in the case of privately ran ones).

I would guess that the average sale is $1 and that the average players is not a hard core lottery fanatic. A truly dedicatd lottery player more than likely sticks to Pick 3 and maybe Pick 4 and looks at jackpot games as a lark and a $1 donation towards the governor's... [ More ]

Reply #8

DoubleDown — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:02:45 GMT

I think it will happen in the next 5 years or so.

Don't want it to, but it will anyway.

Reply #7

Badger — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:58:19 GMT

four4me wrote

Plan and simple hard core lottery players don't want computerized drawings. And the casual players could care less. It's a toss up who there most customers are. I'd like to think it's the regular players who play the most throughout the years and it should be them who determine if they go computerized or not.

I think the different lotteries already know how many hardcore players they have versus the others. And the others far outnumber the hard core players. All the lot... [ More ]

Reply #6

four4me — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:03:26 GMT

yea and i remember Rollerball with James Cann they had the best of both worlds with real balls and computerized scoring. LOL

Reply #5

justxploring — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:41:49 GMT

I think everything in life is going to be computerized in about 5 to 10 years. Do you remember the Woody Allen movie, Sleeper, with Rex the mechanical dog

Reply #4

four4me — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:39:37 GMT

I've said this before and I'll say it again polls like this do more for them than you can possible fathom. They read some of these posts and they don't even have to conduct polls in their states because we do enough of them here on lottery post about computerized drawings.

Polls of this nature can be one of their selling points. Unless they see enough information to forget about going computerized then and only then will we get back to ball drawings.

Plan and simple hard core lottery pla... [ More ]

Reply #3

Coin Toss — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:51:54 GMT

Good points Badger.....I'd guess that most people that play don't even watch the drawing.

Reply #2

Badger — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:17:14 GMT

I do think maybe less than ten years and most lotteries will be RNG.

There will never be a boycott that will work, IMHO because of one thing. Most tickets purchased are Quick Picks. That means most people don't care whether it is ball-drawn or not because they don't use past histories, nor study the game(s). They just lay down their greenbacks and look to get lucky. They don't want to think and they don't want to work at it. They just want a drawing.

Reply #1

MADDOG10 — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:34:51 GMT

The power is in numbers. If people were to start buying less in the staes with computerized drawings, it will reverse itself. But if the people don't do anything it will never happen.

The players who play these games have the power in their hands.....!!!!

Help spread the word>>>>> Computerized Drawings should be banned..

lottery being taken over by computerized draws

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:26:46 GMT

do you see a day where most lotteries are computerized instead of ball drawn?

tennessee going RBNG plus ohio adding a computerized game makes things look bleak for the future.....