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35.55
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30.68
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Good Players allowed to claim large prizes anonymously Exempts prizes from state income tax 1 year to claim prizes |
Bad % of sales returned to players in the form of prizes one of the lowest Unclaimed prize monies not returned to players Video Lottery operation tends to be more addictive to problem gamblers, one of only 6 states to have Video Lottery Computer number generation for online games Only top level prize is listed for unclaimed prize info, apparently not updated daily Game closeout schedule apparently allows for scratch-offs to be sold after all top prizes claimed Don’t give “Cash Value” of PowerBall jackpot on website |
Good Extensive problem gambling info Profits go to general fund, don’t use the “Education” excuse 1 year to claim prizes |
Bad Don’t give “Cash Value” of PowerBall jackpot on website Video lottery, see Don’t give anything other than overall odds on scratch-off games, not odds for each prize level Game closeout schedule apparently allows for scratch-offs to be sold after all top prizes claimed State tax on lottery winnings |
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26.95
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Good Do use profits for scholarships, not just a phantom donation to “Education” that just disappears in the overall K-12 budget Website well organized % of sales returned to players in the form of prizes relatively high |
Bad Use computer-generated numbers, recent fiasco and slow response concerning same. -- Would there be much trust in a roulette wheel that just generated the winning number electronically? Free-ticket prizes, even say "players winning a free ticket in this game are entitled to a free ticket valued at $1" – this implies that the expected value of a “free ticket” is $1, when in fact it is probably near 60 cents Continue to sell scratch-off games after all top-level prizes have been claimed Don’t give anything other than overall odds on scratch-off games, not odds for each prize level Only give top 3 levels of scratch-off prizes unclaimed on website, and only update that information weekly Don’t give “Cash Value” of PowerBall jackpot on website Use “Education” in its name, just what are we teaching students with lottery? Minimal problem gambling info on website Just an observation – CEO compensation as much as 6 times the national average Did not respond to student survey -- so much for our education |