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Are Lotteries RiggedReply
To Konane:Thanks for your support.I've long considered your point concerning multiple ballsets. Illinois uses twenty ballsets and twelve machines for their daily games. The ballset and machines are chosen at random before each drawing, and these machines are then tested several times before the drawing takes place. Michigan has a similar policy. Initially, it seems that you actually have to choose your numbers from a pool of 200 (twenty ballsets x ten balls each), but this really isn't the case.
Dec 29, 2003, 8:47 am - jim695 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are pick3 and pick4 numbers sequentially drawn? RNG questions...Reply
At least at one point in the past Tennessee's RNG definitely picked 3 and/or 4 individual digits. Maybe they make that information available somewhere, but even if they wanted to keep it a secret we know that's how they were doing it because for a short period the RNG was configured incorrectly and would not output a digit that had already been used for a specific drawing. Whatever digit came up as the first one couldn't come up as the 2nd one, and neither of the first two could come up in the 3
Aug 21, 2020, 3:15 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Connecticut Lottery considering switch to computerized drawingsReply
Lildarryl, Were you working for GM back in the 1980s when they told their employees nothing had went into profit sharing that year but yet those at the top got millions in bonuses? For a lottery, which face it makes obscene profits, to sweat the salaries of a very few people just proves the greed on the side of those who run the lottery. It's not like they're worried about a spread, buying a tangible product for one price and selling it for higher. Actually there is no real tangible pro
Dec 30, 2018, 6:01 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich answers your questions
I would like to thank Terry Rich, CEO of the Iowa Lottery and former president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL), for joining us here at Lottery Post this evening to discuss the Eddie Tipton computerized drawing scandal. The revelation that the former security chief of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) was instrumental in rigging a computerized Hot Lotto drawing in Iowa and allegedly in several other states has caused a great deal of concern
Jan 11, 2016, 7:59 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

For those who complain about what states winReply
You are a conspiracy theorist because you spout off conspiracy theories. All someone needs to do is look at your posting history and find all the proof they need to see you are a conspiracy theorist. Just as an example, when someone asked you how the lottery drawings are rigged in favor of California, your response and I quote, The computerized lottery terminals, if it doesn't match any 6 numbers in california, they let it roll again. - pickone4me original source: https://www.lotterypo
Jan 31, 2015, 11:04 am - PrinceRene - Lottery Discussion Forum

Poll: New National Game October 19th - Will You Play?Reply
It looks like Monopoly Millionaires' Club losing money has caught the attention of the media. I read an article in the Indianapolis Business Journal about the lottery losing money and the burden it will put on their private vendor if it doesn't succeed. The lottery cannot be happy about this at all. (Internally, they are obsessed with mentions in the press they literally track every news story posted, date etc. They have even started relying on the media to drive sales for record jackpots.) I
Nov 22, 2014, 6:50 pm - LottoMetro - Lottery Discussion Forum

Can pick 3 be beaten on the long run?Reply
Are Computerized Lottery Drawings Truly Random? Jun 21, 2004 Hoosier Lottery officials said the change from pingpong balls to computers was made for two reasons: reliability and cost. We had used 15 (pingpong ball) machines since 1989, and they were showing wear and tear, lottery spokesman Andrew Reed said. They would have cost at least $40,000 each to replace. Two portable computers cost about $700 each. And Lottery Director Jack Ross said computers are not only more reliable but
May 4, 2013, 9:50 pm - noise-gate - Lottery Discussion Forum

Fooled by RandomnessReply
GASMETERGUY, PA Daily Number MidDay is computer selected, the Evening draw is Live Ping Pong Balls. I'm using the (Evening) data. Please double check me on that, but I'm pretty sure that's the way it is. (I wouldn't have chosen that game if I new it was computerized.) We watch the Daily Number (Evening) here on Local TV at 7PM. Skewed? What do you mean? You looked at 5,400 drawings, I'm looking at nearly 12,000. This is why I'm expecting 12 hits, and you should be expecting 5. I also
Aug 8, 2010, 8:39 pm - jimmy4164 - Lottery Systems Forum

Some upset with Pennsylvania Lottery broadcastReply
I'd like the opportunity to be able to watch the live drawing. Sure, you can get the numbers in the morning but a recorded draw just doesn't sit well. Just like the computerized midday drawing in PA...it's unnatural. The way its' done now, it is confusing. It doesn't matter if not many are up to see it, 10:59 might be too late for a lot of people but I'd just be satisfied in knowing if I want to see the live draw right before 11, it's there and not squeezed into another time slot 25 min
Jun 3, 2010, 8:02 am - dr65 - Lottery News

Pick Your Own Price LotteryReply
Michigan had a game like this. The key word is had. From the Michigan website. October 14, 2002 - Change Play tickets, a revolutionary idea in the lottery industry, go on sale at retailers statewide. Change Play allows players to use loose change from any purchase to buy a chance to win thousands of dollars. For any amount between 25 and 99 cents, players can buy Change Play tickets, which are computer-generated, easy pick tickets. Six winning tickets are randomly selected in a computerize
Jul 3, 2009, 2:14 pm - RJOh - Lottery Systems Forum