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Rick G and Rip Snorter, If you would kindly point me to the URL of a page at Lottery Post where someone posted a link to a site that is selling something, I will gladly address the issue. I am not aware of any such links. Someone mentioning that they have a book is not the same thing as linking to a site that sells stuff. I think Rip Snorter has mentioned that he wrote some books, and I never had a problem with that either. In addition, you (and others) should be aware that I am activel
Jul 6, 2006, 10:56 am - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Hoosier Lottery...worse than you thought!Reply
Welcome to LP.com, Uncle Jim, and thanks for an informative post.Here's something you might find interesting:IC 4-30-3-5 Commission StudiesSec. 5 The Commission shall make a continuous study of the following:(1) The lottery, in order to ascertain any amendments necessary to this article, or to rules adopted under this article that could prevent any abuses in the administration of the lottery.(2) The operation and administration of similar lottery laws in other states and of federal laws that
Dec 29, 2005, 4:47 pm - jim695 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are Lotteries RiggedReply
To johnph77:Of course you're right about parimutuel payouts on lower-tiered prizes in the Pick-5 daily game and the Hoosier Lotto, the only two games in Indiana which offer a parimutuel payout. However, the state's cut of the ticket sales is NOT always the 49.63% they would have us believe. For example, if they sell 20M tickets for one drawing and there is no winner, the prize pool only increases by $500,000.00. The other $19.5M goes right into the state coffers. If they sell 50M tickets, or 100
Dec 11, 2003, 9:43 pm - jim695 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Is the lottery a voluntary tax?Reply
I agree with you on the indicative of smugness aspect from individuals who look down their noses at lotto players. Lotteries currently operate in many countries around the world. Some of the largest lotteries operate in Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada most US states and several Australian states.Lotteries are usually operated by governments and the large sums extracted from consumers can be regarded as an implicit (and regressive) tax on those who choose to participate. Please underst
Aug 1, 2017, 6:19 am - AlanHarvey - Lottery Discussion Forum

New to ForumsReply
Welcome, grannyhines! You have asked for a whole lot of information, especially since you never play ...! The best way to get started is to go to your local store that sells lottery tickets. Ask for a brochure or information guide to your state's lottery games. The retailer has lots of free information on how the games work and can answer many of your basic questions. Study the brochures first, then come back to the forums here that feature the games that interest you. Observ
Jul 17, 2014, 1:40 pm - Harve$t Moon - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lets DreamReply
This is truly fascinating. Yes, I don't understand the rationale behind your concepts but that doesn't mean they are not of interest to me. Let's look at the simplest and I would say thereby most difficult to develop a rationale for and that is the bonus ball. It's a single draw from a pool of numbers. There's very little sample size for any meaningful statistics (that can be said about lotteries in general) and the only possible source of bias would be the sensitivity to boundary conditions
Aug 24, 2010, 11:46 am - jwhou - Lottery Discussion Forum

Is it ok for Public Officials to Play the Lottery?Reply
I would hope Bob that the general public is not that stiff in their thinking any more so as to hold a hobby like that against you. It could depend on how heavily the religious faction is imbedded in the community where you are running. It is kinda like when you start a business, you need or should take stock of who your competition is so you can market the business in a meaningful way. I was involved last year in such a situation which turned out great. However, to win, it required a c
Nov 16, 2006, 1:36 pm - floridian - Lottery Discussion Forum

To Scrm16Reply
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Jun 3, 2002, 4:00 pm - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

Does anyone know the culprit?Reply
Hi, Todd, and everyone else in this Forum. I am one of Daily's followers and admirers and, as a matter of fact, I was the first one to let everybody in this forum as well as in another one, about Daily's return and by letting people know about his new site. I was ecstatic when I found out and I was glad I could share the information with everyone else. Daily also gave me the opportunity to win several times in Texas by posting and sharing his complimentary numbers in his site for which I am very
Aug 29, 2001, 5:58 pm - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

Cash Vs Annuity PaymentsReply
@ BABEL: Your views on interest rates and taxes are spot on. We may all be heading for a lost decade as Japan. I am not saying cash option is a bad choice. Going either cash or annuity is not a perfect choice. Babel, sounds like you have good plan, stick into that.Transition to wealth is not only numbers, but a social change too. I see this as a BIG argument for annuity, you simply have not that much money to throw around that wish sudden cash intake. Change that phone number and
Feb 23, 2012, 4:12 pm - jones69 - Lottery Discussion Forum