Serving the Players, the Lottery

and the Community

PowerPick Brings More Players
to the Lottery

PowerPick’s services fill a void in straight lottery playing, and appeals to many people for many reasons.  It is significant to note the broad spectrum of players who enjoy PowerPick’s services:

     Small Company Employees: The vast majority of people work in small companies where there aren't enough employees to form a reasonable pool of 20 or more participants.

     Retired Persons: Have very limited opportunity to bring together a sufficient number of interested parties to form a pool.

     Former Lottery Players: Intrigued by all the chances and services offered.

     New Players: Attracted by the services offered by PowerPick and by the simplicity of asking questions and ordering by phone.  Being able to ask questions over the phone provides the anonymity which saves them the embarrassment and intimidation of standing at a courtesy counter holding up the line, while other people are standing behind them and waiting impatiently.

     In-State players: PowerPick provides a legal alternative to those who are participating in illegal foreign lottery pools.

     Homebound Players: Gives them freedom to participate in the Lottery.

     Business People: Don’t have time to stand in line, buy tickets, check for winners and redeem winning tickets.

     Vacationers: Can continue their normal play without interruption.

     More Affluent Players: Appreciate the services, refuse to stand in line, and understand the increased chances of winning.

     Non-Impulse Players: People who are not driven by instant gratification.

PowerPick Provides

Greater Lottery Awareness

     PowerPick  facilitates Lottery awareness and sales through its advertising.

     More than 99% of the readers who see PowerPick’s ads will never join PowerPick, but are reminded to buy their own Lottery tickets, thereby increasing Lottery exposure.

     PowerPick advertises the Lottery’s games as part of its advertising copy.

     PowerPick promotes and explains the Lottery’s games as part of its monthly mailing to all its members.

     PowerPick acquaints members with the Lottery’s instant tickets as a part of its marketing effort.

PowerPick Provides the Security Lacking in Office Pools and Other Informal Pools

PowerPick knows that many people start up office pools to increase their chances of winning, but few realize the risks that go along with untrained and unaccountable individuals running a pool. The PowerPick system was designed and implemented specifically by experts in the gaming field and is administered by PowerPick in accordance with strict controls, to protect the players at every step in the process.

     Ticket Confirmation - Each person receives a clear record of all tickets which will be purchased on behalf of their group through the Confirmation Certificate that is provided to them.

     No Missed Drawings – Players know that by signing up with PowerPick for weeks or even months at a time they won’t miss any drawings.

     No Missed Winners – Of course, players can check their own Confirmation Certificate for winners, but most players also understand and appreciate the feeling of security they get, knowing that the PowerPick computer system accurately checks to make sure that no winning Lottery ticket is ever missed!

     Legal Binding Agreements – PowerPick's legal agreement clearly states the ticket ownership arrangements and legal agency relationship, eliminating problems like the office entanglements that so often end up in court.

     Lottery Ticket Controls – Lottery Tickets are endorsed prior to lottery drawings to prevent unauthorized persons from attempting to unlawfully claim a winning ticket after the Lottery drawing. Tickets are kept locked up in a fireproof safe.

     Computer and Data Security – The computer system itself has a fail-safe storage server, mirrored for each data transaction, physically protected in a locked steel cage, and backed up every night by a double-redundant system.

     Detailed Account Summaries – Each player receives a printed personalized Winnings Statement which includes an Account Summary and detailed listing of all lottery ticket results and winnings distributions for his or her group.

     Internet Access to Verify All Winnings – Players can also review their account status on the internet shortly after each drawing to verify that their share of the groups winnings were properly credited to them.

     Players Can Choose Their Account Distribution – Any player can simply pick up the telephone and request a total or partial payment, or leave the winnings in the account to automatically pay for succeeding rounds of play.

PowerPick Has Grown and Prospered

Based on Trust

In 1993, Andy Amada and his wife Judy had an idea that they could give individual lottery players the advantage of pooling and the feeling of participation that groups of workers in a company can have, as they cooperate in buying blocks of tickets each week.  They knew that to be successful, their players would have to trust the service completely. Andy stated, “We have spent nine years building what has proved to be a first class business, where each player feels like part of a family, knowing that we will treat them absolutely fairly and honestly. We have processed over 200,000 transactions for nearly 20,000 people over the past nine years and have never had as much as even a single consumer complaint during our history with any Better Business Bureau or government agency.”

PowerPick Selected a Management Team

To Drive the Quality and Ethics of Its Program

The Amada’s purposely picked key members of the management team to include those who have been in the industry or in government service for many years, to ensure that PowerPick complies with all the ethical requirements demanded of companies who service players on the Lottery. PowerPick’s team includes one former Lottery Director and one Deputy Lottery Director who have garnered much respect from fellow lottery directors and associates, plus a former Attorney General who has also held many other positions of public trust in state government. One of PowerPick’s contract consultants has 20 years experience in systems management with 15 of those years in the gaming business.  PowerPick’s team has met repeatedly to review its security methods and systems, and they work with one another to make sure that the club meets all local, state and federal laws in every state where PowerPick operates. As the club grows, it will be seeking additional persons who can bring needed value to the team to provide continuing improvement to its services.

PowerPick Delivers a Complete

Package of Services To Its Members

PowerPick provides its players with the labor and administration that they could do for themselves, but don’t have the time, opportunity, or inclination to do – like so many thousands of other services. Within its small business margin, PowerPick provides an impressive list of services to the players who really appreciate the convenience and security which the PowerPick system provides, in addition to their increased entertainment and chances of winning.

PowerPick’s service is extensive and far-reaching. It:

     Locates new players and maintains membership levels, through advertisements and special promotions, in order to provide sufficient participation so no one will be turned away and anyone can start at anytime.

     Assigns each player to the groups and numbers that will be purchased.

     Sends a Confirmation Certificate to each player listing the numbers for all the tickets in their group that will be purchased for each drawing date.

     Purchases the lottery tickets and safeguards them in a lockbox.

     Checks all tickets for winners – automatically, by a computerized system, not manually.

     Maintains a secure, detailed database – ownership records, transaction records and tax deduction information that members may request.

     Sends out renewal letters to make sure that players can choose to renew without missing any drawings.

     Sends a Winnings Statement to each player after the last drawing of their selection, providing a complete and accurate report for the results of each drawing

     Oversees the collection and distribution of all winnings

     Continually fields phone calls and explains how the lottery games work.

PowerPick Returns 93% of its Revenue

to the Players and to the Community

Nationwide, 93% of PowerPick’s revenue goes back to the communities in which PowerPick operates through ticket purchases, jobs and vendor payments.  About 53% goes back directly to the players for the purchase of tickets and bonuses and 40% is returned to the community to pay vendors and employees who support the necessary administrative activities.

Conclusion

      PowerPick’s services and benefits go far beyond what most people expect when they first hear about the service. Our vision is to create a new entertainment venue that services the people, the State Lotteries and the Community. 

      Thank you for taking the time to hear what we have to say. If you would like further information, or have suggestions or comments on the PowerPick philosophy, please email me at homeoffice@powerpick.com.

Andy Amada, President

PowerPick Players Club of Arizona, Inc.