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Tennessee Lottery threatens to go computerizedNews Story
Web site press release reveals plan is it a trial balloon or just bad news? By Todd Northrop Tennessee Lottery issued a statement on their web site that threatens to bring unpopular computerized drawings to the state. The upstart lottery, which in relative terms is still attempting to gain solid footing in the industry, made the announcement despite numerous player polls showing mistrust and discontent with the faux drawings. The lottery claims computerized drawings are exciting , al
Jul 16, 2007, 5:25 pm - Lottery News

Pa. Lottery players dig Treasure Hunt gameNews Story
Treasure Hunt, Pennsylvania Lottery's terminal-based Pick 5 game, has exceeded sales expectations. The game, which went on sale May 8, was projected to bring in between $2.5 million and $3 million in its first quarter. Sales have surpassed $3 million. Treasure Hunt is unique because it is animated online. Players get a grid numbered 1-30 and mark where they think the treasures are hidden. After the drawing at 1:35 p.m., the sand covered grid is shown online being cleared off, reveling five
Jun 20, 2007, 10:35 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery hires interim director to full-time postNews Story
FLASH: New lottery director may change computerized Megaplier to real lottery ball drawing, expert says computerized drawings flawed Anthony Sadberry, a longtime Houston attorney who led a reorganization of the Texas Lottery in the past five months as acting director, was named the agency's permanent head Wednesday. Sadberry's hiring was widely expected among agency observers and staff, many of whom have praised his straightforward and hands-on approach. Commission Chairman C. Tom Clow
Jun 29, 2006, 11:12 am - Lottery News

Same lottery numbers win game twiceNews Story
Got a lucky lotto number? You might want to stick with it. Wisconsin lottery officials report the same combination has won the SuperCash game twice within ten days. SuperCash is drawn using a computerized drawing machine, rather than a traditional lottery ball machine. The winning numbers 4, 5, 10, 16, 25 and 29 came up January 30th and again February 9th. State lottery mathematician JonMichael Rasmus says the odds of that happening are about one in 326,000. He says it's like flipp
Feb 14, 2006, 2:09 pm - Lottery News

Computerized lottery drawing glitch picks same numbers for 3 daysNews Story
Problem clearly demonstrates how computerized drawing faulty program code can go undetected even for something as obvious as three consecutive days of repeating numbers.A computerized drawing system glitch caused the Kansas Lottery's Pick 3 game to draw identical numbers in the same order three days straight, from Dec. 16 through Sunday.Apparently some players caught on. By day three of picking 5-0-9, ticket sales were $12,223, and the payout was $23,480, which is 192 percent of sales. The usu
Dec 23, 2005, 7:22 am - Lottery News

N.C. resident speaks out against computerized lottery drawingsNews Story
Editor: The following letter appeared in the News Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) this morning, November 23, 2005. The Lottery Post staff urges other North Carolina residents to do as this bright woman did, and speak out on this important issue. Don't sit back and risk the possibility that your state will use a computer instead of real lottery drawings!I'm very happy that North Carolina has joined the rest of the East Coast in adopting a state lottery, and I'm excited to start playing. However, as
Nov 23, 2005, 11:33 am - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery insists computers are better than ball drawingsNews Story
Still smarting from the sting of a massive security scandal, Indiana Lottery officials are making a claim that computerized drawings actually improve security over traditional lottery drawings conducted with a mechanical ball machine.Hoosier Lottery winning numbers are no longer determined by white balls plucked from a whirling mass inside a wire cage.Now, winning numbers for Hoosier Lotto and daily games are picked in an office room, from a computer inside a black box secured with red, tamper-e
Jul 29, 2005, 2:15 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery a case study in the science of random numbersNews Story
The Maryland Lottery provides a good example of why true lottery ball machines are much better than a computerized drawing for choosing lottery numbers. This is the super-secret lottery vault. It's 90 minutes before Tuesday's lunchtime picks, and Patrick Morton, the 35-year-old drawing manager for the Maryland State Lottery Agency, is only half joking as he hovers over a small keypad deep inside the studios of WJZ-TV.Beside the keypad is a large metal door - locked, alarmed, monitored by camera.
Jun 11, 2005, 2:29 am - Lottery News

California Lottery fixes major problem with Derby gameNews Story
Computerized lottery drawings the culprit in flawed results Dave Andres, an insurance underwriter from Altadena, California, thought he alone was in the habit of scanning hundreds of winning numbers in the lottery's least-popular game, Daily Derby. He assumed no one else noticed that for 100 days running this winter, none of the winning times in the horse race-themed game had numbers that were repeated. He knew that players had to not only pick the right horses but also the last three d
May 13, 2005, 10:32 am - Lottery News

'Classic' lottery game replacing Michigan WinfallNews Story
Computerized lottery drawings may spoil the fun for somePick a number, any number.When Classic Lotto 47 launches Sunday, nostalgic Michigan lottery players will get a new crack at an old favorite. The game allows players to vie for a grand prize starting at $1 million. Ticket buyers pick six of 47 numbers; matching all six yields the jackpot.The latest lottery creation is a throwback to the past, said Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters.It's based on the Lotto 47, which ran from 1989 to 1993. The
May 11, 2005, 2:07 pm - Lottery News