In May of last year, Jacal5 started this thread by asking a simple question, "What's with NY Sweet Million??"
We later learned, according to The NY Lottery itself, that SM has "a coverage problem", meaning that not a large enough percentage of the almost 3.9 million 6 number combo's is "covered" for each drawing that would produce a JP winner on a regular basis. (In other words, The NY Lottery cant sell enough tickets with enough lines on them that would cover a large portion of the total possible 6 digit combo's.)
Some people here also complained/argued that the lower tier prizes offered by SM are too small.
Here's a quote from The Director of the fast growing Arizona Lottery, the fastest growing lottery in the nation:
"When times are tough, people need a good rate of return if they're going to play the game," Hatch-Miller said. "It's better that they play the game — even though (the state) gets a slightly smaller percentage — than they don't play it at all."
Gee, they "get it" in Arizona, dont they? Make no mistake, they "get it" in NY too. Except they are not willing to take a slightly smaller percentage.
Lottery players in The State of New York have voted with their feet with regard to Sweet Million. NY can keep harping on the fact that SM has the best odds of winning a million dollars all they want. That wont change how the players feel one bit. The players will still walk out of the store without a SM ticket in their pocket, unless NY wise's up and makes the game more attractive than it currently is.