By Daniel

Aug 29, 2008 12:04 AM | Link to this

I have also played the lottery for years.I win just as much as i pay.Mostly breaking even.I might win $100.00 but then I end up giving it back another day.I think the lottery was once a good thing but now I'm not so sure.Especially since large bonus's are paid to the ceo.The odds of winning have changed greatly.I bought 40 of the new $20.00 ticket and only won $60.00.Also what happenend to the $20.00 green and orange tickets Why were they pulled before all the top prizes were awarded.Seems fishy to me.There was a lot of top prizes left.Go to there web site and check for yourself.

By Leslie

Jul 17, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

Brian...obviously YOU are the idiot, not I. My sources are internal and VERY RELABLE! If you are so knowledgable about their sales...display and compare year over year sales and you will notice a decline in dollars spent per person, per capita. Any one can receive this information directly from for I'm sure they will give to you if you ask...can you say cough PUBLIC RECORD? Brian..if you choose to believe the information that is being fed to you through the media, you go right ahead. But if you want to know the truth, I suggest you dig a little deeper and not just rely on manipulated data.

By Hoping for Hope

Jul 16, 2008 8:52 AM | Link to this

If they're making so much money, why did they change HOPE requirements making it harder for students to keep? Supposedly because the funds were low??? Doesn't look like it. People like me who ended the year with a 2.97 lost needed money because of lack of .03 on my grade. Whatever happened to rounding up?

By Brian

Jul 15, 2008 10:18 PM | Link to this

Leslie,
You are an idiot! Where did you get your sources? Which lottery employees complained about their pay? How would you know if the economy affected their paychecks? If you would do some homework, you would know that their SALES were another record as well as the PROFITS! With record sales and profits, why would the lottery have to beg people for sales? So, let me get this straight....Lottery sales and profits sets new records, yet employees aren't getting as much pay????? Another jealous idiot......

By Leslie

Jul 15, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this

It's amazing how a PR person can put a spin on a story! They really earn their dough! Lottery employees are all griping about how sales are down and how their commissions and bonuses have been affected by this bad economy. The sales are down because of high gas prices and they have to dayum near beg a person to play lottery these days! The amount transferred to education is just a smidgeon of what was projected. The lottery is a sham and people who play it are just plain stupid!

By Ellenwood

Jul 15, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this

Well i wish my property taxes will go down because a bulk of what i pay is for schools and it looks like they have enough!!

By BP

Jul 15, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this

Larry, if you were a little more knowledgeable about the branch of mathematics known as combinatorics, you would see the truly sad chances you have of ever hitting it big.

The reason the GA lottery is so "successful" has a lot more to do with the mentality level of the residents than anything else (btw, I'm a GA boy, born and raised). All of this expected gushiness from the head lady is absolutely meaningless of course, as GA stays at the botton (or VERY near) as far as graduation rates, test scores, etc.

By larry

Jul 15, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

looks like with the amount of revenue they are generating they should be able to have a lot more big winners than they presently have. I have been playing for years now and the most I won at one time was $100. I guess i need to work in upper management within the lottery to really "hit the lottery" with their big bonuses!!!

By Bob

Jul 15, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this

Where is this money going, since they are cutting the funds for the Pre-K program in some counties-sounds fishy!