the future of the lottery as you see it...

Reply #21

mylollipop — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:38:08 GMT

Definitely a NEW GAME to RIVAL PB and MM

Reply #20

chasingadream — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:01:30 GMT

*puts on Ali-baba hat and sit on the living room floor in the dark and starts playing the Ricola flute*

as I gaaaaaaaaaaze into my crystal ball for future lottery predictions THIS is what I seeeeeee.......

I predict that Arkansas, Alabama and Florida will join PB.

I predict Rebecca will go from Tennessee on to Arkansas to start up the lottery there.

Mississippi will join MM and probably follow Georgia and add Win For Life.

I predict Powerball will change its matrix by the 1... [ More ]

Reply #19

KY Floyd — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:43:33 GMT

At the moment, PB is played in 29 states and MM is played in 12. That's a total of 41 states, which I'm reasonably sure is already a bit more than half of them.

Reply #18

mylollipop — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:32:10 GMT

Eventually, at least half of the states will have a major lottery (PB or MM). When that happens, there might be some thought on a national lottery maybe for healthcare instead of education.

Reply #17

konane — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:40:33 GMT

Contact, and continue to contact your state representatives and senators, even the Governor's office about those computer draws.

Rebecca will not change any of her decisions unless legislation mandates drawings revert to ball drop ......... and lawmakers are so money hungry if she can convince them they'll have more pork in the pot from computer draws, they'll stall and do nothing until it's demanded by people that they do.

The situation is only impossible if people resign themselves to b... [ More ]

Reply #16

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:04:10 GMT

anyone heard anything new on the tennessee situation?

i'm wondering if they are still going to try and get something done about this draw situation and the way the drawings are conducted.

Reply #15

Stack47 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:15:45 GMT

He might be thinking about something like off-track betting where we could use our state lottery terminals to play those games in other states. Off-track betting works for race tracks because they don't have cards everyday and some tracks are seasonal.

It might benefit a few players but not enough to benefit individual states.

Reply #14

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:10:34 GMT

Yeah I don't see how a national pick3/4 could benefit us players or the state better then the games we already have.

Reply #13

Stack47 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:05:39 GMT

Could you please explain how a national pick-3 and pick-4 could benefit either the player or an individual state

Reply #12

tntea — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:21:26 GMT

if people in TN would just quit playing these computerized games, they will proof their point about their dislike..

Reply #11

pumpi76 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:03:52 GMT

is a good idea to have a nationwide pick3 and pick4...I think they will get more money that way...Not to mention the money saved on TV...

Reply #10

Greg — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:51:46 GMT

The future? Other states are ALREADY following everything PA's lead, IF you have studied what THEY have done the last 5 years. See all my past posts.

Their ultimate goal: the DESTRUCTION of the lottery as we have known it, and all lotteries period.

Think I'm Paranoid? WAKE UP PEOPLE

Reply #9

jackpotismine — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:21:42 GMT

I think the future of the lottery will be such that the average person won't be able to play it. It wil be a luxury that people will play only when the jackpots are out of this world. Something like going to Atlanctic City for a day of gambling. You really can't do that everyday. I believe that people will protest the computerize games to the point that they will return to the mechanical. Somebody is going to uncover somebody is tampering with the computer program and this will lead to a demand... [ More ]

Reply #8

Coin Toss — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:39:23 GMT

I hope not, but states are considering making what are now $1 games $2 games- no added prizes ot anything, just doubling the price of the ticket.

With quite a few states considering selling their lottery to private enterprises, I'm afraid this might happen.

Pretty ironic that, in a sense, the lottery operators themselves would go for a cash option , cash now, instead of keeping the cash cows they have, and be willing to turn it over to someone else.

Reply #7

bobby623 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:40:51 GMT

Texas needs and will probably introduce a new Pick 5 game. Cash 5/37 is old and stale. Unfortunately, the new game will have a larger matrix and will be harder to win. I hope it doesn't mirror the crimes going on in Pennsylvania.

Otherwise, I don't believe there will be another change in MegaMillions for the next year or two.

The TLC is trying hard to add Powerball in Texas. The other MM members aren't interested. But, you never know what greed will do. I think it odd that none of th... [ More ]

Reply #6

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:16:23 GMT

I keep hoping that Idaho will make Pick 3 and Wild Card 2 ball drawings along with our Hot Lotto game, but I don't see it happening. I just think that a lot of states see it as being cheaper to do silly RNG instead of ball drawings. And I hate it. I don't think Powerball and Mega Millions will become computer generated, but I think a lot of Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5 games may be heading in that direction.

Reply #5

lottocalgal — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:34:19 GMT

Please say it won' be so. I'm too afraid of system manipulation to continue to play if that happens. Its too easy for them.

Reply #4

benmas — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:08:48 GMT

Contrary to the belief that most states will go computerized, i think the opposite will happen or at least stay the same...Ball drawings will never go away because there is a loss of credibility with comps and that will mean loss of sales....the lottery makes money either way...Big states like NY, NJ, CA will be very hard to computerize mainly due to peoples reaction...people react differently in NY as they do in the south...and if something were to go wrong in NY it will be magnified 10x compar... [ More ]

Reply #3

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:52:06 GMT

Unfortunately, I see more state making their games computerized.

Reply #2

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:19:57 GMT

not a bad idea and one i've actually suggested at times in the past but it didn't get a lot of positive feedback.most thought it was a bad idea.

Reply #1

bashley572 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:06:30 GMT

What about a NATIONWIDE 3 4 way game

the future of the lottery as you see it...

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:24:20 GMT

the future of the lottery as you see it....

how do you see it? do you see more jackpots being won? a new game to rival mega millions and powerball? a new twist or different ways to play the pick 3? more states going computerized? higher matrixes on the horizon? a state you didn't think stood a chance now getting a lottery