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(Read my post first) - Should lottery raffle games be ball drawn or some other manual drawing?

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rdc137

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Dec 15, 2006, 6:05 pm

Many of us on this forum are strictly opposed to computerized drawings. The new lottery raffle games are being computer selected. This makes me wonder: Should these raffles be drawn with balls instead of computer selected? A possible way to do it (using Pennsylvania as an example):
PA's first raffle sold 500,000 tickets (since increased to 625,000, but bear with me). The tickets were numbered from 00000001 (1) to 00500000 (500,000). To run this as a ball drawn lottery, instead of ticket 500,000 use 000,000. Line up six machines used for Big 4 and the Daily Number. Load the left-most machine with balls 0 to 4 only, and the rest with 0 to 5. Draw the numbers as you would any other drawing. This would have to be repeated for each prize, and any duplicate numbers would instead have to be re-drawn.
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Dec 15, 2006, 6:13 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rdc137 on Dec 15, 2006
Many of us on this forum are strictly opposed to computerized drawings. The new lottery raffle games are being computer selected. This makes me wonder: Should these raffles be drawn with balls instead of computer selected? A possible way to do it (using Pennsylvania as an example):
PA's first raffle sold 500,000 tickets (since increased to 625,000, but bear with me). The tickets were numbered from 00000001 (1) to 00500000 (500,000). To run this as a ball drawn lottery, instead of ticket 500,000 use 000,000. Line up six machines used for Big 4 and the Daily Number. Load the left-most machine with balls 0 to 4 only, and the rest with 0 to 5. Draw the numbers as you would any other drawing. This would have to be repeated for each prize, and any duplicate numbers would instead have to be re-drawn.

Or you could simply base all of the prizes off of one single number like Quebec's la Mini.
And don't you mean to load one with 0 to 4, and the others 0 to 9?

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rdc137

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Dec 15, 2006, 9:09 pm

Quote: Originally posted by JimmySand9 on Dec 15, 2006
Or you could simply base all of the prizes off of one single number like Quebec's la Mini.
And don't you mean to load one with 0 to 4, and the others 0 to 9?

Yes, I meant 0 to 9. That is a typo. My apologies.
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Dec 16, 2006, 12:17 am

Ok, with your Poll, you are asking two different questions, with only one answer possible to cover both questions, which question are we saying 'yes' or 'no' to ?

Just step back and look at it for a minute, and you will see what I mean.
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Dec 16, 2006, 1:57 am

Quote: Originally posted by guesser on Dec 16, 2006
Ok, with your Poll, you are asking two different questions, with only one answer possible to cover both questions, which question are we saying 'yes' or 'no' to ?

Just step back and look at it for a minute, and you will see what I mean.

It sounded better in my head than typed out. What I mean is that either of those vs. computerized drawings.
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Dec 16, 2006, 2:59 am

rdc was delaware ever a ball drawn state at one time?
my answer is yes to your poll....
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Dec 16, 2006, 11:53 am

Yes definitely ball drawn. I personally feel everything but games like online Keno which is drawn every few minutes should be live ball drawn, not animated results/smoke-and-mirrors/behind-closed-doors RNG's.
I want to see those balls rise, tumble and come out of the hopper myself .. which is the main reason I'm NOT buying a ticket.

Have fun and the best of luck to everyone!
rdc137

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Dec 16, 2006, 12:35 pm

Quote: Originally posted by konane on Dec 16, 2006
Yes definitely ball drawn. I personally feel everything but games like online Keno which is drawn every few minutes should be live ball drawn, not animated results/smoke-and-mirrors/behind-closed-doors RNG's.
I want to see those balls rise, tumble and come out of the hopper myself .. which is the main reason I'm NOT buying a ticket.

I concur. Delaware was ball drawn until I believe 1998.
As for Keno, there is actually no reason why Keno could not be a ball-drawn game every 5 minutes, alternating between two "live" machines, and having others on standby. Of course the lotteries will say it's too expensive to do that, and they may actually have a point because people will play "video crack" (as I've heard it called) without regard for odds or if the system is legit.
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Dec 16, 2006, 6:17 pm

If they ever go to computer pick, I'm out.

I would have asked the question - 'What type of drawing procedure do you prefer ?'
And then list the options:
ball-drawn,
computerized,
tarot cards,
darts,
by gosh or
by golly....... (LOL)
rdc137

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Dec 16, 2006, 6:32 pm

Quote: Originally posted by guesser on Dec 16, 2006
If they ever go to computer pick, I'm out.

I would have asked the question - 'What type of drawing procedure do you prefer ?'
And then list the options:
ball-drawn,
computerized,
tarot cards,
darts,
by gosh or
by golly....... (LOL)

If they ever go computer pick...

Who's they???

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