Red Sox Scratch tickets !!! - The Orange Mane

Crowpointer · 03-28-2006, 07:49 AM

Be sure to buy them when you come out here next fall. Massachuesetts appreciates all of your out of state dollars. I'm sure the NFL is going to offer the same soon.

Buy me some peanuts and ... scratch tickets
By Scott Van Voorhis Boston Herald
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - Updated: 12:31 AM EST

The Boston Red Sox are rolling into the world of legalized gambling, shattering a long-held baseball taboo that barred betting of any kind from the ballpark.

A new Red Sox scratch ticket will hit the streets April 11, Opening Day, in a landmark deal with the Massachusetts State Lottery. Scratch tickets will offer a mix of killer ticket deals, cash prizes and Sox paraphernalia.

The Sox will become the first club in baseball to team up with a state lottery on a gambling product, a move that represents a significant cultural shift for Major League Baseball.

Ballclub owners recently voted to allow such partnerships, despite the league’s longstanding wariness of gambling and some past betting controversies, including rigged games in the sport’s early years and Pete Rose’s more recent gambling admissions.

Other states and teams are expected to follow suit. New York is drawing up plans for a “Subway Series” ticket featuring the Yankees and the Mets.

“When Major League Baseball owners unanimously voted to allow team logos to be part of instant ticket games, we then had the opportunity to create another innovative venture,” said Larry Lucchino, the Sox president and chief executive, in a statement.

Sox executives see a major marketing opportunity. Fenway Park, under the deal, will become a vendor of lottery tickets, a lucrative business that could bring in significant revenue. The ballpark is in line to become one of the lottery’s largest ticket agents.

But the Sox are already touting the tickets’ potential to raise, through the Lottery, an estimated $30 million for cash-strapped cities and towns.

Prizes range from a lifetime pair of season tickets for Green Monster seats, to Red Sox cruises and spring training junkets. There are also cash prizes totaling $150 million.

“We never underestimate the need to aggressively market our brand,” said Michael Dee, the Sox business chief.

Massachusetts State Lottery officials plan to print 40 million of the $5 scratch tickets. “I am expecting it to be a runaway success,” said State Treasurer Tim Cahill, who oversees the lottery.

anthonypacino · 03-28-2006, 11:44 AM

And Charlie Hustle is still not in the Hall of Fame...
It's not a bad idea, I would hope that single game tickets would be made as prizes as well making the odds of winning a little better. Grand Prize would be tickets for life or something. Good Luck Crow, if you win let me know, I wouldn't mind watching the SOX.

Rohirrim · 03-28-2006, 11:46 AM

eh? I'll wait till they come out with the Yankee ones.

Jens1893 · 03-28-2006, 11:52 AM

do you go to games often, crow? fenway definitely is on my list of places to see before i die

OrangeShadow · 03-28-2006, 12:11 PM

I go to about 10 games a year. im only a couple hours from fenway.

Im defintaly going to buy some ESPECIALLY if tickets are included in prizes.

Crowpointer · 03-28-2006, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jens

do you go to games often, crow? fenway definitely is on my list of places to see before i die

I went to my first game with my Dad at 7 and have gone to at least one game a year ever since. My current employer is partly owned by Tom DiBenedetto who is one the minority Red Sox owners. He brings the ring to the christmas party and it is pretty cool to hear some of the stories. We have 4 different sets of office tickets (excellent box seats )but they are earmarked for clients. It is a soft dollar thing where you give a hedge fund trader some yankees tickets he will do his buy of 50,000 shares through your company. Not a bad deal. If the tickets get unused I can grab them at the last minute and then it is only a 5 minute cab ride. I also have friends who have seasons but when you get access to the good seats you get spoiled and only want the box seats.

TheManeMan · 03-28-2006, 12:19 PM

They didnt mention in the article that the person who gets the winning scratcher has to pay off the rest of Manny's contract...

watermock · 03-28-2006, 12:22 PM

Sounds like a good way to sell tickets and inflate prices and give away a genuine 50 cent pennant or two dollar hat.

I don't care actually. It's not a bad idea. Hell, they put in a casino in Iowa near here last year. I doubt Wayne Newton or a sportsbook are there tho. They likely will just have Hand Jobs to steal money.

03-28-2006, 07:49 AM	#1
Crowpointer Patriots Fan Bill Belichick-Hingham's finest Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston's South Shore Posts: 897 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tom Brady	Red Sox Scratch tickets !!! Be sure to buy them when you come out here next fall. Massachuesetts appreciates all of your out of state dollars. I'm sure the NFL is going to offer the same soon. Buy me some peanuts and ... scratch tickets By Scott Van Voorhis Boston Herald Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - Updated: 12:31 AM EST The Boston Red Sox are rolling into the world of legalized gambling, shattering a long-held baseball taboo that barred betting of any kind from the ballpark. A new Red Sox scratch ticket will hit the streets April 11, Opening Day, in a landmark deal with the Massachusetts State Lottery. Scratch tickets will offer a mix of killer ticket deals, cash prizes and Sox paraphernalia. The Sox will become the first club in baseball to team up with a state lottery on a gambling product, a move that represents a significant cultural shift for Major League Baseball. Ballclub owners recently voted to allow such partnerships, despite the league’s longstanding wariness of gambling and some past betting controversies, including rigged games in the sport’s early years and Pete Rose’s more recent gambling admissions. Other states and teams are expected to follow suit. New York is drawing up plans for a “Subway Series” ticket featuring the Yankees and the Mets. “When Major League Baseball owners unanimously voted to allow team logos to be part of instant ticket games, we then had the opportunity to create another innovative venture,” said Larry Lucchino, the Sox president and chief executive, in a statement. Sox executives see a major marketing opportunity. Fenway Park, under the deal, will become a vendor of lottery tickets, a lucrative business that could bring in significant revenue. The ballpark is in line to become one of the lottery’s largest ticket agents. But the Sox are already touting the tickets’ potential to raise, through the Lottery, an estimated $30 million for cash-strapped cities and towns. Prizes range from a lifetime pair of season tickets for Green Monster seats, to Red Sox cruises and spring training junkets. There are also cash prizes totaling $150 million. “We never underestimate the need to aggressively market our brand,” said Michael Dee, the Sox business chief. Massachusetts State Lottery officials plan to print 40 million of the $5 scratch tickets. “I am expecting it to be a runaway success,” said State Treasurer Tim Cahill, who oversees the lottery.

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03-28-2006, 11:44 AM	#2
anthonypacino off season mode Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,283	And Charlie Hustle is still not in the Hall of Fame... It's not a bad idea, I would hope that single game tickets would be made as prizes as well making the odds of winning a little better. Grand Prize would be tickets for life or something. Good Luck Crow, if you win let me know, I wouldn't mind watching the SOX.

03-28-2006, 11:46 AM	#3
Rohirrim Partisan Human Cannonball Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Twixt Hell & Highwater Posts: 48,791	eh? I'll wait till they come out with the Yankee ones.

03-28-2006, 11:52 AM	#4
Jens1893 Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: People´s Republic of Bad Cannstatt Posts: 9,170	do you go to games often, crow? fenway definitely is on my list of places to see before i die

03-28-2006, 12:11 PM	#5
OrangeShadow armed and dangerous Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 6,771	I go to about 10 games a year. im only a couple hours from fenway. Im defintaly going to buy some ESPECIALLY if tickets are included in prizes.

03-28-2006, 12:19 PM	#7
TheManeMan Ring of Famer DPOY Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 5,659	They didnt mention in the article that the person who gets the winning scratcher has to pay off the rest of Manny's contract...

03-28-2006, 12:22 PM	#8
watermock "Hoodie Jr" "Hug me!" Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hot Springs, Ouachitah Posts: 77,090	Sounds like a good way to sell tickets and inflate prices and give away a genuine 50 cent pennant or two dollar hat. I don't care actually. It's not a bad idea. Hell, they put in a casino in Iowa near here last year. I doubt Wayne Newton or a sportsbook are there tho. They likely will just have Hand Jobs to steal money.