A report of the commissioners of the lottery earlier this month found that less than 34 percent of Texans buy lottery tickets and scratch-off, the participation of 8 percent less than in 2009.
"I play scratch a probably once or twice a week, sometimes more. The greatest success was more than ever than $ 200 dollars," said John Caldwell, Wayne Schulz.
Schulz plays the lottery for fun, and gain the opportunity to possibly make big money.
"I have friends who have made a good size of $ 50,000 and so on. One of my aunts, she won a great week again, I'm on my attempt at the regular lottery ticket is all I tried I Schulz said.
"They played the lottery every night to go from the lottery. You had not arrived in great lost everything is $ 500 or less and certainly oy Pick 3 every day and night," said Bryan Tennell Chequita.
Tennell hopes the Texas Lottery of 145 million Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night use. She was not surprised to learn that participation in the Olympic Games reached their lowest point this year.
"All we have is down, you know, so that in mind, how to improve the economy and, hopefully, say I'm the one who led Mega Millions tonight .... Ha, ha said!, Tennell.
Dhaval Patel Oaks Food Mart has said that lottery games are the bread and butter of sales for him. In fact, his business was a lottery winner of several million dollars in the past.
"Until now it was good. I mean, I've fallen a bit, but I could not tell the difference, which are relatively constant in this place," said Dhaval Patel, owner of Food Mart in Bryan Oaks.
Lottery participation was in a downward spiral with a peak of 71 percent of the people who buy tickets caught in 1995, with the number of entries this year fell to 34 percent.
"We will continue to develop new games and in response to our needs and desires reader knows and is projected on the basis that we increase our sales," said Bobby Heith, director of the Media Relations Committee of the Texas Lottery.
"I did not win if you do not play, do my best advice," said John Wayne Schulz.
At the suggestion of the Texas Lottery Commission is expected to attract more people.
The Lottery Commission said the economy is the main reason for this change.
Although attendance has declined, while sales for the year 2010 actually more than last year with a total of $ 1,000,434,318 to the Endowment Fund of the state of the school will be transferred.
Survey: Less than one chance in the games of the state
The proportion of the Texans play the national lottery to third parties has declined, the lowest ever measured, according to a new study by the Texas Lottery Commission.
41.7 percent of the population at 33.8 percent - - a total of lottery participation has generally downward trend in the last 15 years, but the decline in fiscal year 2010 was the year is down 1 year, the second largest since the 1993 Texas Lottery began. The participation rate decreased by 9 percentage points between 2003 and 2004.
significant decreases occurred in almost all measures of participation in the lottery of 2010, according to the annual study, the lottery is promoted Pick 3, instant scratch tickets and other games of chance the state. Each geographical region of the state with a decline in the proportion of men, is run on all favorite games from the Lottery Commission.
In general, the percentage of Texans who play the lottery reported more than half since 1995, when more than 70 percent of the Texans the game to raise money for public schools to increase the country has been reduced played.
Lottery officials said that the figures are not necessarily a surprise or bad news.
Lottery Commissioner Winston J. Krause attributed the decline to the sagging economy and the direction of the sound money Texans. "People are playing a good idea if you can not when they do not have to," he said.
The larger numbers mean is unclear, remained constant is complicated by the fact that the total amount of money spent on tickets for the Texas Lottery.
The total turnover of the lottery in fiscal 2010 were $ 3,740,000,000, or almost the same as in each of the last four years. The games have almost $ 1000000000 in public schools in Texas won last year about the same ratio in recent years.
In combination with the results of the study, said the sales figures that less people spend more on tickets.
But researchers do not have enough information to demonstrate this, "said James Granato, Director of the University of Houston Center for Public Policy, which conducted the poll.
The latest figures come at a crucial time for the lottery, the most popular form of legalized gambling in the state. The legislature has the opportunity to help the expansion of the game to Texas, raised to fill a budget deficit of 24 billion euros. If approved, cut any new games such as slot machines almost certainly in the revenue of the lottery.
One reason for the lottery will have fought in some states, that "today, all on a journey of three hours in a casino, while 10 years ago, he had to stand on a plane and fly," said David Gale, executive director of the American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.
Reduce the number of Texas also questions about the effectiveness of GTECH Corporation, the giant of the game that was running the Texas Lottery since its inception. Members have two letters to officials Lottery Commission before the next legislative period, she asked to show that the Agency the value of your settlement money will be refunded written.
Gtech, which has paid about 100 million U.S. dollars annually in recent years for the operation of the games two weeks ago was winning a new contract that the company pays out less - about $ 83,000,000 per year - but with the cooperation of at least nine years to continue, and 15, possibly with an extension function.
The latest issues of participation, the annual demographic study lottery players are needed to produce the body of the legislature generated. About 1700 residents were interviewed by telephone and asked if they the Texas Lottery, gambling, and how often you play and how much they spend playing. The analysis also monitoring the ethnicity of the players and the self-declared income. The results were extrapolated to the entire state.
As in previous studies that the Texas Lottery, the latest sign that has spread throughout the participation in education at all levels of income and education levels, less educated, salaried player of spending tend disproportionately more money affected for lottery tickets.
Washington Redskins and Virginia Lottery announced that they have a new lottery scratch card concept, now called "Legacy Redskins." Among numerous other awards, $ 1,000,000 tickets will be three first prizes will be launched, on the Second Chance Field season tickets 10 years, the luxury bath tickets and travel away from Redskins games (including game against Dallas on Dec. 19).
Scratch lottery players can win prizes ranging from $ 10.00 to $ 1,000,000 (paid in an annuity over 25 years), but can even if the ticket is a winner, you enter the second chance drawings Award for "Dream.
In 2009, the team and the Virginia lottery a "Redskins Mania" lottery ticket, but this year is "Legacy" are two differences. One difference is the appearance of the map. Each ticket of 2010 is one of the seven historic equipment or anniversary logo. Tickets in the past year was the current logo is the same.
The second difference between the two cards is the price. Bill this year will be $ 10.00 over the previous year of $ 20.00 per ticket.
Many people do not realize that the winners in this post will benefit not the only winners in this bill in the various programs. Redskins fans should be proud of this association on the team with the Virginia Lottery one of the first of a body of the NFL and a state lottery to help generate money for education, among others.
therefore not surprising that Paula Otto, managing director of the Virginia Lottery, said the partnership and the tickets are winners.
"We were very pleased with the response of the Redskins fans and players of the Virginia Lottery," he said. "The partnership between the Virginia Lottery and the Redskins were one of the first to produce a good football professional licensed ticket. This partnership has contributed to funding for K-12 public schools in Virginia."
After the release of the team and the national lottery, almost 95 cents of every dollar is spent on the Virginia Lottery by players back to Virginia for education, prizes and retail commissions. The official explanation. "Since 1999, all profits from the Virginia Lottery has been designated exclusively for K-12 public schools in the community at that time, the lottery more than 4 billion U.S. dollars for public schools, the Virginia award. Last year profit of $ 439,100,000 in the United States now for about 7 percent of state funding for public education in Virginia change. In 21 years, the lottery sold more than 21.1 billion U.S. dollars in tickets were paid more than 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in commissions and dealers more than 11.6 billion U.S. dollars in prizes for the players. "
Mitch Gershman, director of marketing for the Redskins is also excited about this partnership.
"The start of the season," Legacy Redskins offer free access ticket still in the wings and amazing once in a lifetime experience for fans, "the statement said." We are also proud of this important program of the Community to continue to generate revenue for public schools in Virginia. "
"I play scratch a probably once or twice a week, sometimes more. The greatest success was more than ever than $ 200 dollars," said John Caldwell, Wayne Schulz.
Schulz plays the lottery for fun, and gain the opportunity to possibly make big money.
"I have friends who have made a good size of $ 50,000 and so on. One of my aunts, she won a great week again, I'm on my attempt at the regular lottery ticket is all I tried I Schulz said.
"They played the lottery every night to go from the lottery. You had not arrived in great lost everything is $ 500 or less and certainly oy Pick 3 every day and night," said Bryan Tennell Chequita.
Tennell hopes the Texas Lottery of 145 million Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night use. She was not surprised to learn that participation in the Olympic Games reached their lowest point this year.
"All we have is down, you know, so that in mind, how to improve the economy and, hopefully, say I'm the one who led Mega Millions tonight .... Ha, ha said!, Tennell.
Dhaval Patel Oaks Food Mart has said that lottery games are the bread and butter of sales for him. In fact, his business was a lottery winner of several million dollars in the past.
"Until now it was good. I mean, I've fallen a bit, but I could not tell the difference, which are relatively constant in this place," said Dhaval Patel, owner of Food Mart in Bryan Oaks.
Lottery participation was in a downward spiral with a peak of 71 percent of the people who buy tickets caught in 1995, with the number of entries this year fell to 34 percent.
"We will continue to develop new games and in response to our needs and desires reader knows and is projected on the basis that we increase our sales," said Bobby Heith, director of the Media Relations Committee of the Texas Lottery.
"I did not win if you do not play, do my best advice," said John Wayne Schulz.
At the suggestion of the Texas Lottery Commission is expected to attract more people.
The Lottery Commission said the economy is the main reason for this change.
Although attendance has declined, while sales for the year 2010 actually more than last year with a total of $ 1,000,434,318 to the Endowment Fund of the state of the school will be transferred.
Survey: Less than one chance in the games of the state
The proportion of the Texans play the national lottery to third parties has declined, the lowest ever measured, according to a new study by the Texas Lottery Commission.
41.7 percent of the population at 33.8 percent - - a total of lottery participation has generally downward trend in the last 15 years, but the decline in fiscal year 2010 was the year is down 1 year, the second largest since the 1993 Texas Lottery began. The participation rate decreased by 9 percentage points between 2003 and 2004.
significant decreases occurred in almost all measures of participation in the lottery of 2010, according to the annual study, the lottery is promoted Pick 3, instant scratch tickets and other games of chance the state. Each geographical region of the state with a decline in the proportion of men, is run on all favorite games from the Lottery Commission.
In general, the percentage of Texans who play the lottery reported more than half since 1995, when more than 70 percent of the Texans the game to raise money for public schools to increase the country has been reduced played.
Lottery officials said that the figures are not necessarily a surprise or bad news.
Lottery Commissioner Winston J. Krause attributed the decline to the sagging economy and the direction of the sound money Texans. "People are playing a good idea if you can not when they do not have to," he said.
The larger numbers mean is unclear, remained constant is complicated by the fact that the total amount of money spent on tickets for the Texas Lottery.
The total turnover of the lottery in fiscal 2010 were $ 3,740,000,000, or almost the same as in each of the last four years. The games have almost $ 1000000000 in public schools in Texas won last year about the same ratio in recent years.
In combination with the results of the study, said the sales figures that less people spend more on tickets.
But researchers do not have enough information to demonstrate this, "said James Granato, Director of the University of Houston Center for Public Policy, which conducted the poll.
The latest figures come at a crucial time for the lottery, the most popular form of legalized gambling in the state. The legislature has the opportunity to help the expansion of the game to Texas, raised to fill a budget deficit of 24 billion euros. If approved, cut any new games such as slot machines almost certainly in the revenue of the lottery.
One reason for the lottery will have fought in some states, that "today, all on a journey of three hours in a casino, while 10 years ago, he had to stand on a plane and fly," said David Gale, executive director of the American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.
Reduce the number of Texas also questions about the effectiveness of GTECH Corporation, the giant of the game that was running the Texas Lottery since its inception. Members have two letters to officials Lottery Commission before the next legislative period, she asked to show that the Agency the value of your settlement money will be refunded written.
Gtech, which has paid about 100 million U.S. dollars annually in recent years for the operation of the games two weeks ago was winning a new contract that the company pays out less - about $ 83,000,000 per year - but with the cooperation of at least nine years to continue, and 15, possibly with an extension function.
The latest issues of participation, the annual demographic study lottery players are needed to produce the body of the legislature generated. About 1700 residents were interviewed by telephone and asked if they the Texas Lottery, gambling, and how often you play and how much they spend playing. The analysis also monitoring the ethnicity of the players and the self-declared income. The results were extrapolated to the entire state.
As in previous studies that the Texas Lottery, the latest sign that has spread throughout the participation in education at all levels of income and education levels, less educated, salaried player of spending tend disproportionately more money affected for lottery tickets.
Washington Redskins and Virginia Lottery announced that they have a new lottery scratch card concept, now called "Legacy Redskins." Among numerous other awards, $ 1,000,000 tickets will be three first prizes will be launched, on the Second Chance Field season tickets 10 years, the luxury bath tickets and travel away from Redskins games (including game against Dallas on Dec. 19).
Scratch lottery players can win prizes ranging from $ 10.00 to $ 1,000,000 (paid in an annuity over 25 years), but can even if the ticket is a winner, you enter the second chance drawings Award for "Dream.
In 2009, the team and the Virginia lottery a "Redskins Mania" lottery ticket, but this year is "Legacy" are two differences. One difference is the appearance of the map. Each ticket of 2010 is one of the seven historic equipment or anniversary logo. Tickets in the past year was the current logo is the same.
The second difference between the two cards is the price. Bill this year will be $ 10.00 over the previous year of $ 20.00 per ticket.
Many people do not realize that the winners in this post will benefit not the only winners in this bill in the various programs. Redskins fans should be proud of this association on the team with the Virginia Lottery one of the first of a body of the NFL and a state lottery to help generate money for education, among others.
therefore not surprising that Paula Otto, managing director of the Virginia Lottery, said the partnership and the tickets are winners.
"We were very pleased with the response of the Redskins fans and players of the Virginia Lottery," he said. "The partnership between the Virginia Lottery and the Redskins were one of the first to produce a good football professional licensed ticket. This partnership has contributed to funding for K-12 public schools in Virginia."
After the release of the team and the national lottery, almost 95 cents of every dollar is spent on the Virginia Lottery by players back to Virginia for education, prizes and retail commissions. The official explanation. "Since 1999, all profits from the Virginia Lottery has been designated exclusively for K-12 public schools in the community at that time, the lottery more than 4 billion U.S. dollars for public schools, the Virginia award. Last year profit of $ 439,100,000 in the United States now for about 7 percent of state funding for public education in Virginia change. In 21 years, the lottery sold more than 21.1 billion U.S. dollars in tickets were paid more than 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in commissions and dealers more than 11.6 billion U.S. dollars in prizes for the players. "
Mitch Gershman, director of marketing for the Redskins is also excited about this partnership.
"The start of the season," Legacy Redskins offer free access ticket still in the wings and amazing once in a lifetime experience for fans, "the statement said." We are also proud of this important program of the Community to continue to generate revenue for public schools in Virginia. "
No comments:
Post a Comment