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Sign the petition - eliminate computerized drawings!Reply
I signed as well, and I believe we all should. As RickG pointed out, randomness is not the issue. RNG's have a much higher potential for abuse than do mechanical draw machines using ping-pong balls.The way it works is, first, the lottery introduces a new game, usually a Pick-3 midday game. If they announce it at all, they tell us it will be drawn with an RNG, but they don't bother to give us any details, such as the manufacturer, or how they determine the odds of winning (in a Pick-3 game drawn
Aug 29, 2004, 7:19 pm - jim695 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Kentucky Lottery works to counter revenue lossNews Story
Even as they celebrated the 15th anniversary of the start-up of the Kentucky Lottery and predicted a strong finish to the fiscal year lottery officials acknowledged an uncertain future yesterday.That's due in large part to new competition from a neighbor. Tennessee, whose residents once were responsible for 12 percent to 15 percent of the Kentucky Lottery's sales, started its own lottery this year.Yesterday, Tennessee added the Powerball to its lineup.Kentucky Lottery spokesman Chip Polston said
Apr 20, 2004, 7:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

S.C. lottery to make more than expected, board saysNews Story
The South Carolina lottery should generate $80 million more than the state Board of Economic Advisors expected, and that could help buy school buses, cover scholarship programs or increase public school spending.Last year, the Board of Economic Advisors projected that the lottery would generate about $173 million during the fiscal year that ends June 30. On Thursday, the board raised that forecast to $253 million as high interest in big Powerball jackpots juiced lottery sales. It's absolutely wo
Feb 13, 2004, 7:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery officials swamped with resumesNews Story
Employment office doing free screening of 9,000 applicants for 300 spotsDeluged with more than 9,000 unsolicited resumes for only 300 jobs, Tennessee lottery officials have enlisted help in matching the right people with the right jobs.The Middle Tennessee Career Center, a publicly funded employment agency, is helping the lottery fill jobs ranging from mailroom clerk to district sales manager by the anticipated Feb. 10 launch.The center set up an Internet-based application process to trim the nu
Dec 8, 2003, 4:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Michigan lottery games to start Monday, but controversy arisesNews Story
A group on Thursday said it is opposing Monday's kickoff of two new Michigan lottery games because the games might let Indian casinos stop paying the state a share of their profits.The group -- Worried Residents Opposing Neighborhood Gaming, or W.R.O.N.G. -- said the state could lose $30 million to $40 million that Indian casinos contribute each year to the state's Strategic Fund, which encourages economic development.It says the new games, Club Keno and Pull Tabs, would let the tribes off the h
Oct 24, 2003, 4:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.D. explores lottery agreementNews Story
Numbers for North Dakota's new Powerball lottery may be provided by another state lottery's computer system, a move that officials say would reduce the cost of running the game in a small, rural state. Lottery administrators say the sharing arrangement has a chance to be the first of its kind in the nation. Directors of the new Tennessee lottery, which hopes to begin selling tickets early next year, are exploring a cooperative arrangement with neighboring Georgia.Chuck Keller, North Dakota's int
Aug 11, 2003, 3:16 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee lottery board meets for second timeNews Story
Tennessees new lottery board will meet today for the second time following a rocky start last week. Gov. Phil Bredesen appointed law firm Bass Berry Sims as legal counsel for the board last Monday. And one day later, amid criticism, dismissed the firm due to its close ties to the administration. Bass Berry will be back today to help get things started. The board is expected to take up the issue of naming a new firm. Lottery leader Sen. Steve Cohen (D) of Memphis has taken issue with last weeks
Jul 28, 2003, 3:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan resident loses whopping $295,000 in lottery scamsReply
I feel badly for anyone who is cheated by these maggots who prey on human weakness. But someone offering you an alternative to your investment portfolio is not a scam artist. A scam artist is someone who defrauds a person and unknowingly steals their money or makes false promises. The list of names you mentioned are often gathered from court records such as loans which include new mortgages and refinancing and other public information. Property tax records are also available to the public. If I
Apr 9, 2006, 5:57 pm - justxploring - Lottery News

lump sum or annual paymentsReply
Looks like I was right after all, and principal was not a typo. First, highest, or foremost in importance, rank, worth, or degree; chief. See Synonyms at chief. Of, relating to, or being financial principal, or a principal in a financial transaction. The capital or main body of an estate or financial holding as distinguished from the interest or revenue from it. A sum of money owed as a debt, upon which interest is calculated. Came to mind after seeing several other banks
Mar 8, 2006, 9:03 am - sirbrad - Lottery Discussion Forum

In the event you hit the jackpot ...Reply
Quote: Originally posted by Chewie on March 1, 2006 Three people voted no? Please explain the logic to this. What could possibly make you think you would be rationale enough to make logical decisions? How on earth could you imagine yourself calm enough to read the fine print! If I was the smartest lawyer in the universe, I would still hire a lawyer! Although I said above that I'd hire an attorney, I'm not totally sure of the necessity of doing so (nor of checking with an accountant) befor
Mar 2, 2006, 12:16 am - Uff Da! - Lottery Discussion Forum