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    <title>Lawmakers steamed about lottery promotion</title>
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      <title>Comment #6</title>
      <link>http://www.lotterypost.com/news/184506/1156730</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:22:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Captain Lotto</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Not any more. The promotion has been suspended.]]></description>
      <category>Captain Lotto</category>
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      <title>Comment #5</title>
      <link>http://www.lotterypost.com/news/184506/1156684</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:39:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>ThatScaryChick</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[I actually like the idea of if the Power Play number matches the winning number they win $500. Is this only going on in Maine]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:45:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Stack47</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[If the Power Play number on the ticket matches the winning number, the person wins $500.<br /><br />It looks like at least one lottery player is going to win an extra $500 whether they spend it on fuel or buy more tickets. There are opponents to the lotteries in ever state just waiting to nit-pic over any small detail.]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #3</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:24:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Captain Lotto</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Good point. I imagine tourism is a big part of the state's income - if travel is down, revenue should be down across the board.<br /><br />I don't understand the furor over the promotion name. Isn't every game name a similar attempt at marketing? Is it because it's not actually a fuel prize]]></description>
      <category>Captain Lotto</category>
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      <title>Comment #2</title>
      <link>http://www.lotterypost.com/news/184506/1154786</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:57:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>wizeguy</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[I wonder how much lost sales can be attributed to out of staters staying at home more]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #1</title>
      <link>http://www.lotterypost.com/news/184506/1154699</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:19:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>bashley572</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Yea this is a typical 'salesman' (or salesperson) mentality. Use whatever will sell your product. Lies, false promotion, ect. just SELL the product - just MAKE the sale.<br /><br />I just got out of 10 years of sales in 2008 and I feel like a new person not having to do things like that. Funny thing is sales people call themselves professionals to make themselves feel better about lying and cheating.]]></description>
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      <title>Lawmakers steamed about lottery promotion</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:39:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The Maine Lottery is getting strong, bipartisan criticism for its Funds For Fuel promotion as lawmakers say the lottery should not be using Mainers' fear of high fuel prices this winter to sell more lottery tickets.<br /><br />I think it is misleading, Sen. Debra Plowman, R-Hampden, a member of the Legislature's Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee that has oversight of the lottery, said this week. It almost sounds like some of the money will go to fuel assistance. It doesn't. It is just another way to... [&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/news/184506">More</a>&nbsp;]]]></description>
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