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48.83
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26.
48.79
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Good Odds for all prize levels for scratch games on web From survey: "once the last top prize is claimed, game is taken off the market, no longer on sale” No “free ticket” prize From survey: “we have 750 ticket checkers in place” |
Bad Sell subscriptions, can pay by credit card Don’t have PowerBall top prize cash value amount on website Only top 3 or 4 scratch prize level odds on website $30 scratch tickets Unclaimed prize money back to net profit, not to players |
Good NY is starting to implement POS ticket checkers in stores. Scratch-offs say "you're a winner" Scratch games have 1 year after announced end of game to claim prizes Odds for all prize levels for scratch games on web Pull scratch games when top prizes claimed |
Bad No Spanish language links on website, given the fairly substantial Hispanic presence in the state Only $200,000 devoted to problem gambling initiatives State tax on lottery winnings Video lottery Do not disclose cash value amount of Mega Millions jackpot Free ticket prizes |
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48.71
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28.
47.74
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Good Along with $10 top scratch point $200,000 to compulsive gambling fund |
Bad “free” ticket prize Use of “Education” in name, see comments at No written policy on closing of scratch games when all top prizes claimed State tax on lottery winnings PowerBall cash value amount not on web |
Good No scratch games or in-state online games – for purposes of these rankings they were given the mean of the other states scratch game scores for their scratch points Odds for all prize levels for scratch games on web PowerBall cash value amount on web |
Bad State tax on lottery winnings Unclaimed prizes not returned to players |