How does your state's lottery odds compare with other states? Are they fair?

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Dollar419 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:17:30 GMT

I totally agree with you--lottocagal; the CA Lottery is very poorly run and it could be much better as far as the odds of winning. I believe in the beginning the odds of winning was good but with the state budget crisis, etc. it is not the same. I think it should be outsourced to a private company who can market the games to attract more players into system. If only we could play across state lines to try other lottery games.

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Harve$t Moon — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:51:53 GMT

Thanks for responding to this question, lottocalgal.

California is the pits! but what am I gonna do?

Would it work to gather some like minded people together and send letters requesting new and better games?

Ask for Win for Life and other fun games to added to the lottery selections.

If enough people ask and talk about it, the right people will listen!!!!

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Rowen — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:52:27 GMT

Have to say IL is one of the best. We have cool stuffs like raffle, 2nd chance drawing, bonus pick 3 drawing, and a bunch of win for life scratchers. Our progressive pick 5 is better than some states pick 6 games. No joke

I am shocked when I look at surrounding states lottery and realized how awful they are.

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lottocalgal — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:56:02 GMT

I have said it many times, and thanks for the post. California is the pits! but what am I gonna do? Oh yeah stop playing all together! Naw cant do that. Cant move to another state. so I guess im stuck. California seems to have the worst odds and never introduces the cool win for life tickets or anthing like that. But oh well, its where I live.

How does your state's lottery odds compare with other states? Are they fair?

Harve$t Moon — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:06:14 GMT

Pennsylvania has very high lottery odds overall.

The Instant Games / Scratch-offs have high ticket prices and high odds.

It is not just the Instant Games, it's other games as well.

Some states seem to have better games, odds and prizes than others.

Single state lotteries have better odds than multiple state lotteries.

For example, single state lotteries may average odds of 18 million to 1.

Where as, multiple states lotteries may average odds of 120 million to 1.

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