Are we as individual lottery players irrelevant in the Big lottery picture?

Reply #17

Stack47 — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:26:51 GMT

If the lottery knew in advance, there would be no need for any drawings so they could layoff some people, tell the girl that announces the numbers on TV she won't be needed and she can go back to doing the weekend weather, be a gofer, or continue to do whatever else she does for the TV station.

Funny thing about lottery players, they might say the won't play for a week, but if you look closely at the last week play slips, you'll notice they have multi-draw checked. And my uneducated guess is... [ More ]

Reply #16

Dollar419 — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:16:44 GMT

This wasn't a whim, just a simple answer/opinion to an simple question, no more or less.

Reply #15

Lucky Loser — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:28:06 GMT

Yeah, look at California go with that RNG!!! Just a day or so ago, a pair of the same numbers returned in the SAME positions from one draw to the next. Now, from last night's draw, the same numbers show up, again, in the SAME positions in today's mid-day!!!

Coincidence? Rigged? Legit? You make the call...

L.L.

Reply #14

Lucky Loser — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:03:46 GMT

Yeah, you're right...in the sense of no longer being a customer. What happens when there are no customers, or, a substantial DECREASE in customers? I'll tell you what happens. Revisions are made or the business goes under and it's been this way since the beginning of time.

The reality of this matter is based on what another poster just said previously. There will always be other players which out weigh the non-players which support some sort of reform. To this end, the lottery will never chan... [ More ]

Reply #13

RJOh — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:59:53 GMT

The lottery is the BUSINESS and YOU'RE THE CUSTOMER...and the CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT. NO CUSTOMER NO BUSINESS.

You're only a customer as long as you're buying tickets. When you stop, you're not.

Reply #12

ginkostinko — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:58:23 GMT

Harve$t Moon,

This is a really profound question: Do we--you, me, and everyone who plays the lottery--really matter? As individuals, I don't think we matter in the big picture. If we lose, if we win, if we play, if we don't play, we're irrelevant. They will always be other players; they will always be other losers, they were always be other winners, etc. As in any pyramid (and yes, I used the analogy on purpose), the bottom level is just that--the bottom. And yet, on the other hand, the botto... [ More ]

Reply #11

Lucky Loser — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:45:08 GMT

Here's my take on this deal. The lotteries could care less about how we feel regarding the way THEY run THEIR games. All they want is our participation i.e. our MONEY. That's it. They feed people all the mumbo jumbo about making it better for the players through better payouts and increased chances for winning.

Nothing could be farther from the truth and we all should know by now. We are relevant in that that THEY DO NEED OUR MONEY in order to function...PERIOD!! No players, no money and it's... [ More ]

Reply #10

jrosina — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:05:20 GMT

That's why we are very, relevant, Very!!! No one can sell anything if they don't have clients, not even the Lottery

Reply #9

Raven62 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:10:19 GMT

The Rich get Richer a Dollar at a Time: The Poor get Poorer a Dollar at a Time: Some Poor Player somewhere gets Lucky and Matches all the Numbers Drawn and becomes Rich.

Reply #8

rdgrnr — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:56:19 GMT

Getting people to act as a block concerning the lottery would be as hard as it would be in any arena of ideas.

The people on the left who want free stuff hate the people on the right who believe in personal responsibility.

The wishy-washy middle is apt to go in either direction depending on their mood and they ultimately decide everything.

So the only rational answer to the question is: Who knows

Reply #7

RJOh — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:29:17 GMT

I know you were, my point was I like many other lottery players don't pay any attention to the whims of others.

Reply #6

Dollar419 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:19:21 GMT

I was speaking in terms of everyone; we, me, you, everyone that is an avid lottery player.

Reply #5

RJOh — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:16:52 GMT

No, every dollar count in building up the jackpots. If they didn't, you wouldn't be able to play for a dollar.

Reply #4

Dollar419 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:13:50 GMT

That would be very interesting if it really did happen; they would lose some money; but not enough to go out of the lottery business.

Reply #3

RJOh — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:13:50 GMT

There is no we among lottery players unless they are playing in a pool. Chances are they still buy a few tickets on their own even if they are in a pool.

Reply #2

badboy00z — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:10:11 GMT

It would certainly be interesting to see what would happen if everyone stopped playing even for a week.

Would they lose money

Reply #1

Dollar419 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:05:10 GMT

We could be if we all stop playing at the same time.

Are we as individual lottery players irrelevant in the Big lottery picture?

Harve$t Moon — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:36:04 GMT

Are we as individual lottery players

irrelevant in the BIG lottery picture?

This huge worldwide industry has a mind

of its own. This is especially so in the USA.

Thanks for your replies.