Ohio lottery vending machines

Suckered again by a poorly designed machine in their favor. Only after you put your money in the machine, do you find out you can't buy numbers games. I wanted classic Lotto, but was forced to buy a scratcher. I think if you stare at the machine after some time it will give you notice the games are down, but never think to use a machine for convenience inconveniently.

I'm thinking of writing a letter for a refund. Let me know what you think.

Ohio Lotto,

Your machines suck and I was tricked into wasting money on a scratcher. I lost but never wanted it, so have enclosed the ticket. Just mail me a check for $5 you f***ers.

ONM

Quote: onenickelmiracle

Ohio Lotto,

Your machines suck and I was tricked into wasting money on a scratcher. I lost but never wanted it, so have enclosed the ticket. Just mail me a check for $5 you f***ers.

ONM

Reply from Ohio Lotto:
Dear Onenickelmiracle,
Enclosed please find one losing $5 ticket for the classic Lotto printed on the day you got the scratcher. Without suckers like you we would be out of a job over here. Thanks again, your friends at Ohio Lottery.

Quote: bw

Reply from Ohio Lotto:
Dear Onenickelmiracle,
Enclosed please find one losing $5 ticket for the classic Lotto printed on the day you got the scratcher. Without suckers like you we would be out of a job over here. Thanks again, your friends at Ohio Lottery.

:) That's funny but better than having the door kicked in.

I guess this tidbit should get filed in the "Do as we Say NOT as we Do" folder:

My daughter got me some Ohio Lotto Machine Tickets, they were like scratch-off tickets but pre-printed so you just circled matching numbers to see if you paired up and won something.

To their (slight) credit, the pay-back % was printed on the ticket and it was as low as 61 % if I recall correctly.

To their SHAME, the Ohio Lottery won't even match the 85 % minimum set by the State Commission for Casino Slot machines:

ARTICLE

So yeah, Lotteries Suck.

Just to strike invalid assumptions, I actually intended to make a good bet, but the machine is maliciously and negligently designed. The option of a refund from the machine there is not and knowing what you actually can buy isn't clear by design. It's actually a valid gripe.

A little super glue or epoxy will send a clearer message .

I live in Ohio and play the machines. All machines that I play have the option to play the different lotteries. In some machines one must fill out a computer form to play the Rolling Cash game, but all other number games are available for play using the auto pick. Not a good bet though. I just want to win one time on the big games(Super Lotto, Rolling Cash).

O-H.....

In Maryland, if the machines are accepting cash after the daily cutoff to sell tickets (I think its around 11pm here), the machine will also only allow you to purchase scratchers, and will not print a refund.

I've run into this trying to buy a powerball ticket at Maryland Live Casino, with my winnings from blackjack only to realize its 3am, and the only thing I can buy is a scratcher (which always loses)