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5.
60.65
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6.
59.94
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Good Close scratch-offs when all top level prizes claimed Maximum $10 scratch-off $1.82 million toward problem gambling initiatives |
Bad Lottery winnings subject to state income tax Not all levels of unclaimed prizes on web No odds statements on back of online tickets |
Good Website available in Spanish Must be 21 to play Close scratch-offs when all top level prizes claimed Maximum $10 scratch-off Unclaimed prizes returned to players All levels of unclaimed prizes on web 1 year to claim prizes |
Bad Use computer-generated numbers despite June 1998 computer-generated number foul-up that didn’t allow the number 9 to come up in the Pick-3 game Scratch-off “free-ticket” prize “Cash Value” of PowerBall prize not disclosed on web Only “overall odds” statement on back of scratch-offs Lottery winnings subject to state income tax |
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59.20
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8.
58.77
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Good One of 3 states (the others are Website available in Spanish Close scratch-offs when all top level prizes claimed Have a voluntary “self-exclusion” program |
Bad Odds for all different levels of prizes on scratch-offs not on website Have “free-ticket” prize AND the odds statement “including break-even prizes”. A free ticket is not a break-even prize, it puts you where you were after you buy a ticket, not where you were before you bought the ticket Not all of the unclaimed prize $ returned to players |
Good One of 3 states (the others are On lotto tickets have the odds for each prize level printed on the FRONT of the ticket (a best practice) Employees of retail stores are background checked and ticket checking machines in place to help prevent retailer fraud No “free-ticket” prize |
Bad Instant game closing procedure not quite as good as higher ranked states Unclaimed prize $ not returned to players Do use the words “estimated annuity” to describe online prize amounts, not as good as actually giving the cash value |