pari-mutuel payouts

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this is one reason why I do not play CA Daily3/Daily4 lottery games on a regular basis...prize sometimes does not amount to a hill of beans compared to the odds you beat.

http://www.calottery.com/Games/DailyFour/WinningNumbers/default.htm?DrawNum=1121

Past Draw Results Details

Daily 4 Winning Numbers for Draw #1121 on 06-13-2011 were:
1 9 4 5

Matching Numbers Winning Tickets Ticket Value
Straight 4 $ 1066
Box 62 $ 42
Straight & Box 49 $ 554
Box Only 191 $ 21
Total Winning Tickets 306

 

[Mr_Rich]

I hear you on that point. I play some of the rarer combos when I play. The payoff is better when and if they hit. I haven't hit too often lately. My last win was a S/B on 3318 that netted $172. It helps, but I'm certainly not getting rich on these games.

 

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I hear you on that point. I play some of the rarer combos when I play. The payoff is better when and if they hit. I haven't hit too often lately. My last win was a S/B on 3318 that netted $172. It helps, but I'm certainly not getting rich on these games.

hiya Mr_Rich! precisely. California lottery makes it extremely difficult if not impossible to keep ahead of the game...I'm only ahead because of my frugal play, and I wait for what look like the most opportune times probability-wise.

looks like other states such as Kentucky lottery know how to run a business...fixed payouts at 50% of the odds beaten is fair...unlike the lopsided gaming offered by California Lottery.
http://www.kylottery.com/apps/player/pick4/pick4_howtoplay.html?tab=howtoplay&name=Pick%204&id=games

ok, in the example I posted, $42 for a box win on California Daily 4 lottery, meanwhile in Kentucky Pick4 lottery, even a 50cent bet would have paid $100!!!

California Lottery you are killing lottery revenue, because players do not have incentive to play on a regular basis. I hate winning & being left feeling like I was mugged as I'm left with a win which amounts to chump-change...re-tool your games Calfifornia Lottery, otherwise people will continue to go to indian casino & do online betting.

cheers!
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