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| First draw | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Operator | State of Oregon |
| Website | www.oregonlottery.org |
About 2,500 retailers offer video gambling across Oregon. The state is rare for its widely available lottery-run slot machines. Most states don't offer lottery-run video gambling, and those that do largely limit the machines to a few casinos or racinos. Enjoy the Oregon Lottery’s wide range of games: scratch-its, jackpot drawing games like Power Ball and Mega Millions—even Las Vegas-style video lottery games. We’ve got it all! Tap For Menu.
— Despite the opposition of some legislators, Oregon Lottery officials yesterday indicated that July 1 is being targeted as the start-up date for the lottery’s new video slot-machine games. SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — One of the Oregon Lottery’s most popular games went haywire sometime last week, letting players rack up big jackpots on a particular video slot game and leaving.
The Oregon Lottery is run by the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL).
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History[edit]
The Oregon Lottery was authorized by Oregon Ballot Measure 5 which was passed by voters in the 1984 general election. The measure amended the Oregon Constitution to allow a state lottery to be created. The Lottery began in April 1985;[1][2][3] eventually offering two types of games: scratch-it tickets, and a drawing game, Megabucks. The Lottery has introduced many games, while removing those that were not successful. In fiscal year 2006, the Lottery's sales reached $1 billion for the first time.
Games offered[edit]
The following games (including those retired) have been offered by the Lottery:[4]
- In 1985, Megabucks, an in-house jackpot game, was introduced. In 1990, Megabucks became the first US lottery game to give players a choice of lump sum or annuity, should they win the top prize. It has become Oregon Lottery's flagship game, and is referred to in promotional advertising as 'Oregon's Game'.
- In 1985, Scratch-it games were introduced.
- In 1987, 'Breakopen' games were introduced; they were discontinued in 2009.
- In 1988, as a charter member of MUSL, Oregon helped launch Lotto*America, which became Powerball in 1992. Four Powerball jackpots have been won in Oregon; a $38.4 million winner from Eugene in 1992; a $33.8 million winner from Beaverton in 1999; a family from Jacksonville won a then-record $340 million jackpot in 2005; and in March 2007 a man from Milwaukie, won a $182.7 million jackpot. Powerball's cash option began in 1997.
- In 1989, the lottery added Sports Action, a parlay game that enabled betting on National Football League (NFL) games. In 1989, National Basketball Association (NBA) games were added (excluding games involving the Oregon-based Portland Trail Blazers); wagering on basketball was discontinued in 1990. In 2005, a bill was signed that ended football wagering at the conclusion of the 2006–2007 NFL season.
- In 1991, a keno game began.
- In 1992, the Lottery began video lottery games that included versions of draw poker. Video lottery games are a type of slot machine known as a Video Lottery Terminal.
- In 2001, Win for Life, which awards its top prize as a lifetime weekly annuity, was introduced; unlike the other U.S. 'lifetime payout' draw games (Cash4Life and Lucky for Life; the latter available in Idaho beginning January 27, 2015) there is no cash option for Oregon WFL top-prize winners.
- In 2005, 'line' games were added to video lottery terminals.
- In 2006, the tic-tac-toe-style game, Lucky Lines, was launched by the Lottery.
- In 2009, the first raffle drawing was conducted.
- In 2010, Oregon added Mega Millions.
- In 2011, Oregon's video lottery added Platinum Spin Series games with prizes over $600.
Profits[edit]
The allocation of lottery profits is determined by Oregon voters, who approve the broad categories that may receive Oregon Lottery funds.[5] Constitutional amendments have allowed using lottery funds for economic development (Oregon Ballot Measure 4 in 1984), public education (Oregon Ballot Measure 21 in May 1995) and natural resource programs (Oregon Ballot Measure 66 in 1998).[5] In 2016, Oregon voter approved Measure 96 that amended the state constitution to set aside 1.5 percent of Oregon’s lottery funds for veterans programs. Measure 96 passed with 84 percent of voters in favoring the amendment.[6][7] The Oregon State Legislature and Governor appropriate the remainder of lottery funds within those categories during each legislative session.[5]
As of 2012, over $5 billion of lottery proceeds have gone to public education, $2 billion to economic development, $900 million to natural resources (including Oregon State Parks and watersheds), and over $50 million for problem gambling treatment programs.[5]
Problem gambling[edit]
Oregon dedicates about 1% of lottery proceeds for problem gambling prevention and treatment programs.[8]
Controversy[edit]
Like other U.S. lotteries (and gambling in general), the Oregon Lottery has drawn its share of controversy. Topics of debate include: the morality of legalized, government-sponsored gambling; the disproportionate economic impact that gambling (of all kinds) has on the poor; and, the suitability of lottery dollars as an alternative (to taxes) revenue source.[9] Several issues have been unique to Oregon, however.
Other controversies include the 1992 introduction of video poker machines, which may be installed in a wide number of locations, such as bars and other adults-only establishments. In 2005, the lottery added electronic slot machines.[10]
Sports Action[edit]
In 1989, the lottery added Sports Action, a parlay game allowing wagers on National Football League (NFL) games. The reaction from the sports world was negative. The NFL was highly displeased by this move, though legally powerless to stop the Oregon Lottery as the game took care to avoid infringing upon any NFL trademark (no NFL team names were used; NFL teams were identified by city). They even stated that Oregon would never have an NFL team as long as the betting continued.[11] The revenues were used to provide funding to intercollegiate athletics in the state.[11]
In 1990, National Basketball Association (NBA) games were added (excluding games involving the Portland Trail Blazers.) This prompted a lawsuit from the NBA; however, betting on basketball did not prove financially viable, and the lottery discontinued NBA betting the following year (settling the lawsuit with the NBA thereafter). Still, wagering on football proved highly successful for Oregon, bringing in over $2 million yearly in proceeds. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), long opposed to sports betting, took the position that no post-season basketball games (which are played at neutral sites) would be held in Oregon so long as Sports Action was available;[11] the NBA criticized Oregon even after its wagering on NBA games was discontinued.
Many proponents of the lottery rebuffed such criticism, noting that the Oregon Lottery, with a maximum wager of $20, was 'small potatoes' compared to the Las Vegas sports book and the various illegal sports books throughout the country. Further, it had been pointed out that the overwhelming popularity of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is driven by office pools and other forms of gambling.
In 1997, a bill was introduced to eliminate the lottery game,[11] but was not enacted into law. In 2005, House Bill 3466 was passed by the Oregon State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Ted Kulongoski; this bill outlawed Sports Action game as of the conclusion of the 2006–2007 NFL season.[12] As a result, the Rose Garden arena was awarded regional games in the 2009 NCAA men's basketball tournament.[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Oregon Lottery starts today'. Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). April 25, 1985. p. 1A.
- ^Stahlberg, Mike (April 27, 1985). 'Lottery on a roll, selling 3 million tickets'. Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^Stahlberg, Mike (May 3, 1985). '6,810,000 lottery tickets purchased during week 1'. Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 11B.
- ^Oregon Lottery official site
- ^ abcdHow Lottery Funds Are Allocated
- ^'Oregon Portion of Lottery Proceeds for Support of Veterans, Measure 96 (2016)', Ballotpedia, Middleton, Wisconsin, accessed 14 January 2018.
- ^'Huge betrayal: Kate Brown angers veterans with cuts despite Measure 96', Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, 9 December 2016.
- ^Lottery FAQs: Problem Gambling
- ^Gambling and problem gambling in Oregon
- ^Video slots installed by Oregon Lottery
- ^ abcd'Senator wants Sports Action abolished'. The Register-Guard. Eugene, Ore. wire reports. April 16, 1997. pp. 3C. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- ^Association of Oregon Faculties 2005 Oregon Legislative ReportArchived May 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^March Madness coming to Portland in 2009
- 'Oregon State Lottery – Administrative Overview'(PDF). Oregon Blue Book (Online). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
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First of all, the max payout on a video poker game is $600, regardless of coins bet. So it's actually to your disadvantage to bet max coins.
The other thing I noticed was that the rules say that once the deck is shuffled, it must remain static. Also, the first card you throw away must be replaced by the first card off the top of the deck (the replacement cards aren't dealt 'behind' the cards that are thrown away), etc.
My question is, does it matter which of those methods is used to deal the replacement cards? A card I can't see is a card I can't see so it doesn't matter right? Or does it matter because potentially one of the cards I am looking for to make my hand could in theory be unavailable if it was dealt 'behind' a card that I held?
(According to the Oregon lottery site: 'In video poker games, player choices affect the actual payout percentage of the game.' so the outcome is not predetermined)
It's not a disadvantage per se to make a max-coin bet, it's just a different paytable. The top award is capped so the lower parts of the paytable get fatter on a per-coin basis. I haven't done an analysis on the RTP of each coin level, but I'd be surprised if it went down as you increased your wager. Plug the paytable numbers into the Wizard's calculator to verify.
Either method of dealing replacement cards for discards is equivalent. The card you wanted to see is equally-likely to show up (a) next in the deck or (b) behind a given initial card.
A card I can't see is a card I can't see so it doesn't matter right?
You are correct, it makes no difference.
In Montana, games are capped at a $800 win and a $2 max bet, so VP is often set to pay 400 for a royal, but the other pays are increased to compensate for the lower royal.
You are correct, it makes no difference.
In Montana, games are capped at a $800 win and a $2 max bet, so VP is often set to pay 400 for a royal, but the other pays are increased to compensate for the lower royal.
Same with bars/restaurants in Illinois: max $500 win with a max $2 bet. And paybacks do increase all the way to 8 quarters, but playing max bet only seems to add about 0.1% from 5 credits and 0.4% from 1 credit and at max bet you have to hold a lot more straight flush draws since any straight flush is often worth the max payout at max bet.
And Oregon bar poker is generally terrible. Like 92% terrible. You'd be better off visiting an Indian casino in the state if you could.
They do have the 'double up' feature available. In theory I should play that all the way up to the $600 max right? It appears to be a 0% edge feature.
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Thx everyone. Ya I know it's 92% terrible, it says so right on their site. I won't be within range of any of the Tribal casinos and this will be just to pass some time.
They do have the 'double up' feature available. In theory I should play that all the way up to the $600 max right? It appears to be a 0% edge feature.
Theoretically it would be better since you will have less hands of actual vp, but it's a very high variance way to play. And also I would make sure they don't charge taxes on a $600 win. That's the usual threshold for other games run by the lottery.
Theoretically it would be better since you will have less hands of actual vp, but it's a very high variance way to play. And also I would make sure they don't charge taxes on a $600 win. That's the usual threshold for other games run by the lottery.
South Dakota and Montana do not write tax forms for $600+ wins. Also, as for Montana, the game I played called something like 'Montana Mania' (some double joker game) only improved the bottom pays the same increments as the bet went up, even if the $800 max was reached for the royal. I am nearly positive the return went down as you wagered more coins, at least on that game.
From this page:
http://www.oregonlottery.org/About/FAQ/
If you read that literally, cashing in a ticket for $600.01 would generate a 1099 or W-2G.
If you hit a $600 jackpot, play it down to $600 (or better, $599.99 or less) before you cash out.
So you have to pay state taxes on a $600+ video lottery winning. Makes it even more of a ripoff.
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Well, sort of..
The reporting requirement would only apply to a single ticket with a value of $600 (or perhaps $600.01+) and the max payout is $600 even on 4/5/6 coin bets. I don't think I've ever seen someone put more than $100 into a machine at once and usually they're feeding $20 bills as needed. With that style of play, it would just be a matter of playing it down to $599.99 or less before you cash out.
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You could cash in multiple $599 tickets and never pass the mandatory reporting threshold.Oregon Video Lottery Machines
There are some non-poker games with progressive jackpots that exceed $600 by quite a bit, and in that case you'd be stuck with a tax bill even if you were an out-of-state visitor. But if you stick to video poker it should not be too difficult to avoid the tax man even if you hit the top of the pay table multiple times.Oregon Lottery New Slot Games
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