Digital Lotteries...the new thing? — Page 5

^^ Exactly. I love digital lotteries for just that reason. Other than easy rushes where I can show up at 6:30 and still get a rush ticket, that's the only way for me to use these policies.

But I do agree that ALL digital lotteries should absolutely implement two things:

1) Require you to claim your tickets within an hour (like TodayTix does, saving your card details so you can claim with just a swipe or click) and give unclaimed tickets to other lottery participants

2) Lock winners (who claimed their tickets) out of the lottery for a month or so. (they should do that per in-person lotteries too!)

I've been in a situation before where I entered an online lottery and won, but then couldn't make it. It was one of those where you just pick up and pay at the box office so there was no way to give the ticket back. I felt bad, send them an email saying "please give this to another person who entered the lottery" but obviously got no reply.

Wick3 said: "I tried the digital lottery every single day for Fun Home this past summer and never won... same for my friends. It made us think that perhaps it may be rigged? I'm sure it wasn't but the thought was there."

I won Fun Home digital lottery once this past summer (after entering several times), so I highly doubt it's rigged. But that sucks to have entered everyday without a win! 

My complaint with the digital lotteries is that you don't get a pin for winning! If you are paying over $30 for tickets you won, then they should come with a pin.

RaiseYouUp said: "My complaint with the digital lotteries is that you don't get a pin for winning! If you are paying over $30 for tickets you won, then they should come with a pin."

A severely discounted ticket isn't enough?

It's my first time back to the city in a long while!  With the digital lotteries, if you enter multiple lotteries, can you win for multiple shows and then pick your favorite?  I see for the shows on Broadway Direct, you can only win for one show.  Is this the same for the shows on Today Tix or the ones through SocialToaster?  Thanks!

Updated On: 5/7/16 at 08:03 AM

Sorry for bumping, but this seems to be the thread on lotteries and I didn't want to start a new one as I've seen people be yelled at if they create a new thread when there's already an old one on a similar topic, but I'm getting increasingly frustrated and could use some help:

How do you sign up for the Socialtoaster lotteries? I keep trying to sign up for the Matilda and School of Rock lotteries, it keeps telling me to put in my info when I try to link it with Facebook, I do, and then it gives me the same message of "Please sign in with a social network you have used before to connect Facebook to your account." I sign into my facebook and I don't see any way to link it. I don't have any of the other social networks they show. I've been trying 50 times now and can't figure out any way to get in, and I'm getting so frustrated with it I'm about to cry. Does anyone know what I need to do to be actually allowed into the lotteries? Any help would be appreciated! 

I've tried before entering Facebook, and there is always problems. I'd try entering through twitter as well.

I still say the biggest problem with online lotteries IS that people can and do play multiple lotteries and win..and then not use them. At least when you went in person, because you made the effort -you used the tickets.

I know that there are many shows where people had hoped to win the lottery but didn't...but then the lottery seats are empty for the show because none of the winners claimed them. That rarely happened with in person lotteries, it happens all the time now.

I know that Today's Tix will at times call people who "lost" because they had extra unclaimed winner tickets...but I don't think anyone else does.

I understand the convenience for those who don't live close by or can't take the time but there should be ways to avoid this. It's better for everyone if the house is as "sold" as possible but this system just encourages empty seats.

Huss417 said: "I think the only way to solve this KathyNYC2 is that if you win the lottery you credit card is automatically charged."

 

I actually really like that idea Huss.  It would discourage people from just entering lotteries all willy nilly, plus would actually help the people who somehow miss the deadline to pay for the tickets (because they didn't see the email or whatever the case may be) but still wanted to see the show.