The Maryland Lottery will switch from televised lottery draws to a computer system for selecting winning numbers.
Lottery players are probably used to watching the Maryland lottery live on WBAL-TV. But come Monday, that will change.
“No more rolling cars out of safe storage and into the TV studio. No more placing ping-pong balls one by one and counting them endlessly. Now it’s a computer,” said Patrick Morton. management for 20 years.
“RNG is not a new technology. We’ve been using it for years in Quick Pick, Sweepstakes, and Keno and Racetrax,” said John Martin, Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commissioner. “It’s fast, efficient, economical and very safe.”
The Maryland Lottery will use an RNG system for Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Bonus Match 5, and Multi Match draws.
“From your player’s point of view, not much has changed. (It’s still) the same familiar games, the same prize payouts, the same draw times, but they won’t be on TV,” Martin said. “The RNG system will provide animated videos that will be displayed on the ‘Watch the Lottery’ page on our website mdlottery.com.”
RNG operations take place in a secure room, and construction officers will work in pairs. There are security cameras in the room and all cars are locked and locked.
“Each box has two locks and requires two keys from two lottery officials to gain access,” Martin said.
“The draws are as fair and random as ever – even more so now because the security is so much better. The player’s transaction ends up with a $1 or $2 ticket, and we give them a fair, random, perfect draw every time,” Morton said. .
The transition to RNG draws will not affect Cash4Life, Mega Millions, or Powerball as these draws are operated by other state lotteries that will continue to use numbered balls and mechanical draw machines.
Maryland Lottery Statement: “The Maryland Lottery is introducing a new digital drawing system that will be used for all Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Bonus Match 5 and Multi Match draws.
“The system uses a random number generator (RNG), a computer program that randomly generates winning numbers. It modernizes the lottery by replacing numbered lottery balls and mechanical drawing machines.
“Another 30 lotteries in the US and Canada have switched to using RNG systems for their draws because they are more efficient and cost effective than using balls and machines.
“The system is very secure. It is not connected to the Internet and cannot be accessed remotely. The territory where the system is located is under 24-hour video surveillance, and two cartographers with individual access cards and keys are required to enter it. room and open the system cabinet. The system was created by Smartplay International Lottery Systems, a New Jersey company that supplies similar systems to lotteries around the world.”
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Post time: Dec-16-2022