Talk:Lotteries in the United States

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Someone decided to predict the future and list North Carolina as having an interstate game. While it is almost certain that it will join either Mega Millions or Powerball, nothing is official yet. For now, the number should be 0.--65.144.114.3 08:44, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I see. Thanks for leaving a message here, but in the future, you can use the boxed marked "Edit Summary" to explain your changes. Thanks!--Sean|Bla ck 08:46, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

All Lottery in New Jersey will be shut down after a certain date due to the new budget.

States without lotteries
Why are there U.S. states without lotteries? --88.76.236.58 14:49, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

I would presume that for the cases of Arkansas, Mississipi, Alabama, and Utah, it's an issue of commonly-held religious belief; for Nevada, because it's already a haven for other forms of gambling; and for Wyoming, Alaska, and Hawaii, it's an issue of population, or lack thereof. Gus 21:51, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Why does the map show seven states not having lotteries, but then states that 44 states have the lottery? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arthurh3535 (talk • contribs) 04:43, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Wyoming just began to set theirs up, having only approved it late last year, so while it does have a lottery, it isn't fully operational yet. The map will have to be updated soon, though. oknazevad (talk) 23:43, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

Lottery Fraud
In California, there was an investigation into retails clerk attempting to steal customer's winning ticket by "Dateline NBC".

Source: - http://www.cspnet.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=585BF2A7FC88401C8D8AB3B0D20DFA4D&AudID=B1DB1F916652441DA5A92F5041234756 - http://redclaycitizen.typepad.com/redclay/2009/05/dateline-nbc-looks-at-lottery-fraud.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by LeeV18 (talk • contribs) 20:32, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Please add which states require identification to win and which can be annonymous
Looks like Illinois requires identification, but maryland and kansas do not.

What about california? michigan? mass? new york? Do you have to identify yourself to win?

I think this information is important information and encyclopedia worthy. 128.125.28.186 (talk) 19:46, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
 * you probably could add this information to the current table... just add a new column... I just don't know how to make tables though. 128.125.28.186 (talk) 19:48, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Under U.S. federal law, any lottery winnings of $600 or more will require a form 1099-G to be issued, so prizes at that level or higher can never be anonymous. Etamni (talk) 22:19, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Hey...updates coming to the page, bro or brodette
I'm going to be moving things in here, working with the Wikimedia Educational Program. Do not delete please. I would love feedback and constructive criticism. I will be watching this page for updates. WCUTHROWS (talk) 22:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

WCUTHROWS - not exactly sure how to tell what you added to the page but I'm impressed that you worked on a page that already exists. Mtnthyme (talk) 01:13, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Hey sorry you are having trouble with your page, I can not really tell what you have done and what the other person has done though. Look forward to seeing it though in the future.--Pabowen1 (talk) 02:24, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Review of article
Jamie: I think that the information that you added was relevant to the article and made it better. I know it was a struggle to get everything interwoven into the existing information; I know that you probably had the greatest challenge by doing this. Great job!! Deputygirl (talk) 16:54, 26 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I agree. Some of the material was plainly redundant to info already here, and there were some formatting tweaks that needed to be done, but those are great sources to improve the article, which is always a big thing. I did have concerns with the selection bias inherent in only listing a few states (especially when it's more even and comprehensive to just link to the individual articles, which we have), but overall, I'm impressed with the quality of research shown here. Great job indeed! oknazevad (talk) 20:32, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the comments. I was completely OK with the reasoning behind the changes and you are absolutely right. Being that this was my first experience with Wikipedia editing, I was just shocked when some of my work had been taken down. However, you were right to do so. I broke down some of my research into some other articles as well and am happy with that. Thanks again for the comments and your help. WCUTHROWS (talk) 22:03, 3 May 2013 (UTC)WCUTHROWS

Lucky For Life in Texas
Under the section for Other joint U.S. lotteries there is the suggestion that Texas may be added to the Lucky For Life game. I propose removing this information because it appears to be factually incorrect, and is not verifiable. As indicated in the talk page for that lottery, neither the Lucky For Life website, nor the official Texas Lottery website mention Texas joining that lottery. A Google search found zero references to this as well, other than a link back to Wikipedia. To resolve this discrepancy, I contacted the Texas Lottery directly and asked about plans to add this game to their lineup. The individual I spoke with was unaware of any plans to do so, but I do realize that this phone call is WP:OR and is not a reference that can be cited. I also realize that there could be negotiations going on at a higher level than the employee I spoke with is aware of, or she may be prohibited from discussing such plans. Meanwhile, there is no readily-available source that confirms the information, thus it should be removed for now. Etamni (talk) 22:30, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

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Edit request
Under "New Technologies," please change "new applications such as Lottery.com and Jackpocket" to "new applications such as Jackpocket (2013), source:http://tcbmag.com/news/articles/2018/june/smartphone-app-now-allows-minnesotans-to-play-the and Lottery.com (2015), source:https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/lotterydotcom#section-overview". Paliperti (talk) 18:33, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
 * ❌. No particular reason to emphasize the one over the other like that. oknazevad (talk) 18:36, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Needs coverage of impact
Article should cover some of the information on who plays the lottery, and what the impacts are. Most of the money spent on lotteries comes from a relatively small portion of the population (disproportionately lower income, less well educated, etc.). 172.58.43.66 (talk) 06:30, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Fully concur. Unfortunately, I suspect the few people who are actually familiar with the academic literature on that subject are too busy working their butts off to get their Ph.D's. --Coolcaesar (talk) 05:39, 16 October 2019 (UTC)