Show HN: Jackpocket- Buy your $586M Mega Millions ticket right from your phone
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Re: Show HN: Jackpocket- Buy your $586M Mega Millions ticket right from your phone
#2We've been super quiet about this and are not really ready to ship yet (bunch of bugs) but decided to let you guys give it a try since the Mega Millions is so big.
If you're on iOS you can use the code "money" to try it
Re: Show HN: Jackpocket- Buy your $586M Mega Millions ticket right from your phone
#3Showed this to my aunt and she loved it (has been playing lotto for over a decade). If they can leverage push notifications effectively and find a subscription model that works, I think it could be big.
Disclosure: I won $1 on this app a few weeks back
Re: Show HN: Jackpocket- Buy your $586M Mega Millions ticket right from your phone
#4Really simple way to buy lottery tickets. Have been using it myself! Good job.
Re: Show HN: Jackpocket- Buy your $586M Mega Millions ticket right from your phone
#5Hey HN CTO of Jackpocket here. This has been an incredibly fun project to build. If anyone has any technology questions, happy to answer them best I can.
Re: Show HN: Jackpocket- Buy your $586M Mega Millions ticket right from your phone
#6Is it a subscription delivery service like this: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2013/04/lottogopher-com...
Re: Show HN: Jackpocket- Buy your $586M Mega Millions ticket right from your phone
#7Is it a subscription delivery service like this: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2013/04/lottogopher-com...
Hey thanks for the comment! It is not a subscription delivery service as of yet. We first wanted to nail down the basics of allowing users to select their numbers and get their lottery tickets from the comfort of their own homes.
Re: Show HN: Jackpocket- Buy your $586M Mega Millions ticket right from your phone
#8How does this work? It's my understanding that you must have a physical ticket to claim your lottery winnings. How does that work with a mobile app? And what's to prevent Jackpocket from using my winning ticket to claim the winnings themselves?
Not really clear on the legality of anything here. I'm trying to "imagine the possibilities", as the site says, and I'm coming up with a lot of questions that aren't addressed. Where's a FAQ?
Re: Show HN: Jackpocket- Buy your $586M Mega Millions ticket right from your phone
#9How does this work? It's my understanding that you must have a physical ticket to claim your lottery winnings. How does that work with a mobile app? And what's to prevent Jackpocket from using my winning ticket to claim the winnings themselves? Not really clear on the legality of anything here. I'm trying to "imagine the possibilities", as the site says, and I'm coming up with a lot of questions that aren't addressed…
FAQ isn't available quite yet, we'll be adding one soon. Jackpocket buys the lottery ticket on your behalf, and actually sends you a digital image of it. Your trust, and a whole bunch of fancy legal docs are what prevents us from cashing in your tickets. If you do happen to win, we retrieve the money for you, credit your Jackpocket account, and allow you to withdraw the money directly into a bank account of your choosing. Happy to answer any other questions you might have.
Re: Show HN: Jackpocket- Buy your $586M Mega Millions ticket right from your phone
#10We've been super quiet about this and are not really ready to ship yet (bunch of bugs) but decided to let you guys give it a try since the Mega Millions is so big. If you're on iOS you can use the code "money" to try it
I'm getting "Location must be enabled to use JackPocket" here in VA on my S3 running ICS. Looks like it's attempting to get a GPS lock and timing out before it gets one. Any reason you all need fine location data and coarse won't cut it?
Cool idea though- I'll definitely give it a shot if it starts working!