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Engineer reported bad Tenn. Lottery computerized drawsNews Story
Tennessee Lottery was slow to act, even after repeated warnings from many players; many call for the return of real lottery drawings The Tennessee Lottery appears to have been slow to investigate reports of a major flaw in its new computerized drawing system, even in the face of multiple warnings from players. Lee Lemonds and his wife watch The Wheel of Fortune every night and because the lottery drawing comes on the same television station, they usually see it as well. It didn't take
Aug 24, 2007, 11:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

Bahamas 'web shop' accused of failing to pay winnersReply
Iowa's switch to using the Indiana Lottery drawing results was a big plus for lottery players because it eliminated the computerized drawings Iowa was conducting for the past three years for Pick 3 and Pick 4. Iowa is now back to a Grade A in the State Lottery Report Card, with Hot Lotto being the only game offered in the state with computerized drawings. Congratulations Iowa! Indiana converted its Daily 3 and Daily 4 games back to real lottery ball drawings a few years ago, and now with I
Jul 6, 2017, 11:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery pulls second computerized drawing machine over duplicate numbersReply
Absolutely -- direct but respectful feedback is always best. Real-world examples of not playing computerized games, or how you in some way purchase fewer tickets as a result of the loss in confidence in the drawings makes an important point to the lotteries using computerized drawings. State lotteries are basically marketing companies, so if it finally gets through to them that computerized drawings turn away sales they might do something about it. One state -- Indiana -- in fact went bac
Nov 27, 2017, 9:26 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery rigger warned officials about computerized drawing machines years agoReply
Computerized drawings can easily be manipulated. In the article it was stated by Northrup, I don't know the answer why they are so dedicated to computerized drawings. It might just be because they are easier. This is not why there is so much dedication to computerized drawings. The focus seems to have always been on the cheater who uses these compromised numbers to select winning numbers. Shouldn't the focus be on the actual lottery commissions that use computerized drawings? After all, the lott
Oct 15, 2017, 10:52 am - equiners - Lottery News

N.M. Lottery posts second-best yearReply
Lance,I think the feeling in general is that when people become educated as to the drawing mechanisms, we have found that the majority of those people dislike computerized drawings.Out of the millions of people who play the lottery, a certain percentage -- I'd guess that it's probably the majority -- is not motivated to become more educated on the lottery itself, as it is merely a form of entertainment to them.If you were to take an average citizen -- not someone educated as to the different opt
Jul 28, 2005, 8:28 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Wisconsin Lottery switches to computers to select winning numbersReply
By the way, Chuck, good to have you on board. Too many in the industry treat the players in a very disconnected manner, and you are always very open and communicative - and sensitive to the feelings of the players. I'm sure others here would agree.I'm sure this issue will not go away for a long time - if ever. There will always be players who do not like computerized drawings. There is also a large block of players who don't care either way.I guess my main sticking points boil down to:I perc
Nov 11, 2004, 11:16 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Live drawing fluke puts Maryland lottery machine maker in spotlightReply
Sounds like you have not read any of the numerous news stories with catastrophic computerized drawing failures. You may put your trust in computers for fair drawings, but I sure don't. You point out a little incident involving single drawing, and cast doubt on real drawings, but I guess you're implying you have no problem with months of computerized drawings in which huge swaths of tickets have no chance of winning. You said Things usually go wrong when the games are first brought in. But
Aug 30, 2009, 12:25 am - Todd - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery wants to upgrade computerized drawing systemNews Story
By Todd Northrop Canada's British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) in order to expand and improve its ability to conduct computerized lottery drawings. While the lottery may view a new computerized drawing system as a step-up for the organization, lottery players may feel differently. In the United States, computerized drawings are the basis for the biggest scandal to ever rock the lottery industry. According to the RFI, the British Columbia
May 6, 2016, 10:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Jackpot-fixing investigation expands to more state lotteriesReply
Some people occasionally bring this up as a way to show some kind of balance between ball drawings and computerized drawings. But that is like comparing a raindrop to a monsoon. Yes, you can theoretically say a ball drawing can be rigged, and you can even say that it was rigged in that one specific case, many years ago. But in that one instance where it was done it was CAUGHT because you can physically inspect the balls and any layman can witness the drawing and see what happens. With comp
Dec 22, 2015, 2:18 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Four years after drawing fiasco, Tenn. Lottery settles with tech firmsReply
I remember posting about hidden errors that can occur without anybody noticing WAY Before these drawing errors were ever confirmed. For example, here's a post I made on Aug. 8, 2007 that talks about hidden errors in computerized drawings that can go on for a long time before anyone notices. There is absolutely no legitimate reason for a lottery to go to computerized drawings, other than their perception that it will be easier for them to manage. Computerized drawings are a huge mistake, espec
Dec 17, 2011, 9:40 am - Todd - Lottery News