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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | NC lottery bill won't ban welfare recipient sales North Carolina Lottery: NC lottery bill won't ban welfare recipient sales4.52 Rating:RALEIGH, N.C. — A key North Carolina House leader says a bill he's drawing up about the North Carolina state lottery won't include a provision prohibiting ticket sales to people receiving public assistance or who are in bankruptcy. Speaker Pro Tempore Paul Stam of Apex said Wednesday the provision was the least important part of his proposal. He said got questions from all sides on the lottery issue about the provision. Some critics questioned singling out the poor or how retailers would enforce the law. Stam said the bill will still seek to remove the word "education" from the North Carolina Education Lottery because proceeds account for a small percentage of state education funding. He also wants the lottery to reveal more fully the long odds of a winning a big prize. AP, Lottery Post Staff We'd love to see your comments here! Register for a FREE membership — it takes just a few moments — and you'll be able to post comments here and on any of our forums. If you're already a member, you can Log In to post a comment. 32 comments. Last comment 4 months ago by . 5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14854 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 8:54 am - IP Logged | |
Thank goodness. The last thing we need is clerks acting as social police. | | |
New Hampshire United States Member #136501 December 12, 2012 193 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 8:57 am - IP Logged | |
"Stam said the bill will still seek to remove the word "education" from the North Carolina Education Lottery because proceeds account for a small percentage of state education funding. He also wants the lottery to reveal more fully the long odds of a winning a big prize." Lol, I think most people get that 1:175,000,000+ odds of winning a JP are way LONG. You would have better odds of getting mauled by a polar bear and a regular bear both in the same day. | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14854 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 9:05 am - IP Logged | |
"Stam said the bill will still seek to remove the word "education" from the North Carolina Education Lottery because proceeds account for a small percentage of state education funding. He also wants the lottery to reveal more fully the long odds of a winning a big prize." Lol, I think most people get that 1:175,000,000+ odds of winning a JP are way LONG. You would have better odds of getting mauled by a polar bear and a regular bear both in the same day. Your right, the long odds are understood and accepted. I do like the idea of "better odds" though. | | |
North Jersey United States Member #5812 July 18, 2004 15791 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 9:15 am - IP Logged | |
I see he had a change of heart about his original proposal. He must have had an awful amount of HEAT for it....!  “There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.” | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14854 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 9:20 am - IP Logged | |
I see he had a change of heart about his original proposal. He must have had an awful amount of HEAT for it....!  lol. "He said got questions from all sides on the lottery issue about the provision."
is probably the understatement of his career.  | | |
S.E.Iowa United States Member #120520 December 21, 2011 534 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 9:25 am - IP Logged | |
Imagine that! A politician bowing to the pressures from the public.Will wonders never cease!! When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators. ~Will Rogers | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14854 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 10:39 am - IP Logged | |
Imagine that! A politician bowing to the pressures from the public.Will wonders never cease!!
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5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14854 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 10:58 am - IP Logged | |
Thanks for the mystery link 2 B changed @ random...I would be partial the having a vinyard. | | |
United States Member #128383 May 22, 2012 158 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 11:24 am - IP Logged | |
GOOD. The lottery is NOT a tax on the poor. By calling it a tax, you are calling it mandatory, which is what taxes are. But the lottery is NOT mandatory, therefore calling it a tax highly inaccurate. | | |
United States Member #134637 November 2, 2012 465 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 12:56 pm - IP Logged | |
Yes, people should be informed fully prior to getting involved with lottery. I say it should not even be called lottery, but a social fund, which also allows people to win prices. | | |
Bay Area/ California United States Member #136486 December 12, 2012 575 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 1:37 pm - IP Logged | |
Someone probably told the speaker to visit lottery post to view the responses since the site is visited by more people than the entire population of his State.
If he was up for reelection. ..his campaign would be dead on arrival. | | |
fayetteville, nc United States Member #130823 July 25, 2012 1111 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 3:10 pm - IP Logged | |
Someone probably told the speaker to visit lottery post to view the responses since the site is visited by more people than the entire population of his State.
If he was up for reelection. ..his campaign would be dead on arrival. Ehhh he's the speaker...so the people who vote for him are his cronnies in the state house of represenatives....he's like John Boehner...of NC of course lol... Can we Please keep all responses relevant to original post... | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14854 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 31, 2013, 3:12 pm - IP Logged | |
Ehhh he's the speaker...so the people who vote for him are his cronnies in the state house of represenatives....he's like John Boehner...of NC of course lol... lol. It's a very well oiled machine.......... | | |
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