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Powerball Results Available Online
Powerball Results Available Online
Powerball, along with Mega Millions, are multi state lotteries that are extremely popular among lottery players. At present Powerball is played in 31 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball is a high jackpot game and the largest Powerball prize was $ 365 million. Drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday and are widely televised. Recently the Multi-State Lottery Association announced that Powerball drawings will now be available on the internet.
Every Wednesday and Saturday tens of millions of Powerball players are looking for Powerball results and until now were limited to television and print media. Thanks to modern technology Powerball results will now be available online. The Multi State Lottery Association has partnered with technology company TinBu to provide online Powerball results. According to a press release TinBu uses patent-pending technology to provide interactive data products to leading online and wireless companies worldwide. TinBu has an impressive client list which includes AOL, Yahoo, Fox, CBS and many other companies.
Powerball maintains a studio at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando Florida and TinBu has secured bandwidth through Navisite which will allow millions of Powerball players to check the latest Powerball results online. Rebecca Hargrove, chair of the Multi state Lottery Association’s Powerball Game Group stated, “We are pleased to be able to open another channel for our live Powerball drawings. Even though Powerball drawings are shown on nearly 100 television stations throughout the United States, the technology to add the live draws through the Internet will allow millions of additional players to watch the drawings, live or on demand.”
The internet streaming Powerball results will be launched in November 2009. The ability to check Powerball results online is sure to be a big hit with Powerball players everywhere. In the near future many other lotteries are expected to follow the lead of Powerball and players will be able to access results for these lotteries online.
Many European lotteries allow players to purchase online lottery tickets. The idea of allowing players to make an online lottery purchase has been wildly popular in countries that allow the purchase of online lottery tickets. In the US several state lotteries are considering a similar move and lottery officials in those states hope that sales of online lottery tickets will boost lottery generated revenues. Players would also have the ability to check for winning numbers from their home computers and mobile devices. Lotteries around the world are swiftly adopting 21st century technology.
Lotto Vending Machines Spark Fierce Opposition in Arkansas
Lotto Vending Machines Spark Fierce Opposition in Arkansas
In 2008 Arkansas voters overwhelmingly voted to implement a state lottery. In 2009 Arkansas joined the Multi State Lottery Association which provides the popular Powerball lottery. The Arkansas lottery uses a random number generator to draw numbers making it the first US lottery to begin with computerized lottery draws. The Arkansas lottery provides college scholarships to Arkansas residents and is responsible for sending thousands of economically disadvantages students to institutions of higher learning. The lottery has not been without critics and the usual suspects raised the usual nonsensical arguments against the establishment of a lottery.
Recently the Arkansas lottery announced plans to put lotto vending machines in retail outlets which prompted a hissy fit from the ‘religious’ right. The Arkansas ‘Family’ Council voiced its objections and is asking the Arkansas Lottery Commission to stop the plan which is already underway. The ‘Family’ Council claims it has a stack of emails that represent public opinion against the lottery vending machines. The Arkansas ‘Family’ Council is associated with the far right Focus on the Family led by James Dobson who has been a gambling opponent for years. The Arkansas ‘Family’ Council claims that although voters approved the state lottery they did not approve the vending machines.
Thirty other states with lotteries have used vending machines without any problems but opponents claim the machines would promote ‘underage gambling’ and the old saw of ‘gambling addiction.’ The lottery commission is currently seeking public input and comments regarding the proposed vending machines. Arkansas lottery officials say the machines are needed to increase sales and that the lottery may lose revenue without them. The Arkansas Lottery Commission plans to hold a public hearing on August 19th and in all likelihood the Arkansas ‘Family’ Council will try to pack the hearing with supporters. Lottery supporters and those who believe in the freedom of choice can send comments by email to the Lottery Commission and attend the public comment session. Most states that implemented lottery ticket sales by vending machines did so without organized opposition which makes it even harder to understand the fierce opposition to a relatively innocuous proposal.