Who is greedier the lotteries or the players?

Reply #24

Stat$talker — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:42:12 GMT

Tucker Black, Gee I guess I should have tweaked the saying about you

Coin Toss , you'll have to tweeak'im from Capt to Admiral Blackbeared Scratchoff, before he'll listen.

Reply #23

Stat$talker — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:34:23 GMT

Then nobody in California should play PB because PowerPlay isn't an option.

It'z not an option for them becauze they're alwayz winning most of the time by sheer population, soo It'z only fair that they bare most of itz financial contributionz.. Eversince West America entered the Game, most winnerz come from there...

So don't be surprized when the next coupla culpritz win PB in ..

Cottonw d , or Cricketzville , Kahlifornya

-Stat$talker

Reply #22

Coin Toss — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:32:25 GMT

Artist77, Agreed and I rarely play more than one ticket also.

Reply #21

Coin Toss — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:29:36 GMT

Tucker Black, Gee I guess I should have tweaked the saying about you have no business playing. If given the option to play the Power Play play it.

Reply #20

Artist77 — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:39:57 GMT

I agree CT. I very rarely play PB but when I do, I always spend the extra dollar. But I am not spending a lot of $ and have rarely bought more than one ticket.

Reply #19

Tucker Black — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:46:31 GMT

Then nobody in California should play PB because PowerPlay isn't an option. That would cut into PB jackpot growth quite a bit given how many tickets Californians buy.

Reply #18

Coin Toss — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:16:07 GMT

Tucker Black. There are some who say if you won't play the PowerPlay you have no business playing at all. Don't have a hissy fit because you feel differently. Lots of people out there and you can't expect them all to think like you.

Reply #17

Coin Toss — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:41:21 GMT

Ooops, main concern was a balanced book, not banned book.

Reply #16

Coin Toss — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:10:25 GMT

Brock Lee, Let's consider this, going back to the days prior to legal sports books and when players had no choice but to bet with their man. The bookies main concern was a banned book, I.E. equal amounts bet on both sides. Prior to computers players would bet with bookies in both places where opposing teams were playing. So if Ohio State was a 6 1/2 pt favorite in Columbus and Notre Dame was an 8 point underdog they would bet both teams trying to catch a 'middle' and win both bets. Fast forward... [ More ]

Reply #15

Justing618 — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:29:09 GMT

Stupid people are the ones who get ripped off by vending machines. Then make post on here talking about buying scratchers that they have no clue how many are in circulation. Then come up with some kinda hair brained nit wit math. Then berate peoples opinions. Because they are a completely miserable human being. Oh.... that's right! That's you! Good old uncle fester strikes again! Aka Captain Miserable! Aka Grand Pa Goat Cheese. The big blunder. The miserable wonder. Good ol Elmer Fudd.......... [ More ]

Reply #14

SANKORE — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:54:46 GMT

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Reply #13

Coin Toss — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:23:42 GMT

Brock Lee, You have a point but also consider for a lot of degenerate gamblers winning or losing doesn't really matter, the only thing that does matter is making the next bet.

Reply #12

lakerben — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:35:10 GMT

We have new terminals and systems and more outages. I go to different stores because there is always a terminal down. I called the lottery office and the lady said everything is fine. That's what you call progress

Reply #11

lakerben — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:29:40 GMT

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Reply #10

tokecap — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:58:28 GMT

While individual players may display dispositional greed in seeking outsized payouts relative to their stake, the institution holds all the leverage, sets the parameters, and extracts guaranteed margins. Thus, the system itself exhibits institutional greed by design, whereas players are simply acting on basic human risk-reward incentives within that framework.

Reply #9

Brock Lee — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:05:14 GMT

i consider degen gamblers and addicts to be more mentally ill than greedy. someone whose full time job is to separate degens from their cash is truly greedy.

Reply #8

Coin Toss — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT

No I'm not just stupid but the more comments you make like that the more you appear to be. No one is forcing you to bet the Power Play. Put your ego in park and stop with the insults. Bock Lee, You would be surprised to find out how many degenerate gamblers there are among the the everyday casual players.

Reply #7

Tucker Black — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:01:21 GMT

Are you an employee of PB or just stupid? The PowerPlay is a ripoff for most players except those very few who who win. It's like an extended car warranty on a new car -- most lose, a few win.

Reply #6

Coin Toss — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:58:46 GMT

Brock Lee. Personally mixed emotions on that. For one thing one is pointing a gun at a player and forcing them to bet. In many of not all forms of gambling the player is offered to pick their own loser. It's the players own greed that brings them to the house .

Reply #5

Brock Lee — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:10:05 GMT

a person who runs a gambling operation (casino, lottery, bookie, sportsbetting app, you name it) is by definition greedier than a person (your average casual player) who gambles via that operation.

Reply #4

Coin Toss — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:05:33 GMT

Thanks rcbbuckeye, I had it backwards I guess.

Reply #3

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:53:13 GMT

PB 2nd prize is $2million with the powerplay.

I play it occasionally but play Lotto more even though the odds on Lotto are more than twice than PB 2nd prize. Lotto is still $1.

Reply #2

Coin Toss — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:43:59 GMT

That's not really greed just business. Back in the days when there were no legal Pick 3 to play some bookies paid $450 instead of $500 if the middle digit was 1.

Reply #1

SANKORE — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:23:37 GMT

PICK-3 odds 1000 to 1 Lottery Payouts 500 to 1

answer

Self Evident

Who is greedier the lotteries or the players?

Coin Toss — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:15:47 GMT

In your opinion, explain if you will. There are arguments for both sides. One example is nor playing $3 on PB. That third dollar could win $3M instead of $2M but most don't play it.