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Oklahoma Gov. To Reveal Design Of Lottery TicketsReply
Henry says Oklahomans are excited about kicking off the lottery and raising money for education.I'm betting they're a lot more excited about buying tickets and hoping to win prizes than they are about 'raising money for education'. That would be a nice referendum sometime. A binding vote by the population allowing them to choose whether they'd prefer to have that 'education' money go back into the prizes, or go to education.There's a lot of assuming that goes on about the issue, a lot of postu
Sep 29, 2005, 8:52 am - Rip Snorter - Lottery News

Lottery law sets rivalry in motionNews Story
Get ready for the lottery border wars.With the North Carolina lottery bill signed into law by Gov. Mike Easley on Wednesday, lottery operators in surrounding states said they will fight to keep their share of a couple of hundred million dollars now being spent by Tar Heels in their states.Operators in South Carolina and Virginia say they plan to aggressively market their lotteries and to offer prizes that will make their lotteries more attractive than what will be offered by North Carolina.They
Sep 1, 2005, 2:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Why gamble at Online Lottery Sites?Reply
I am not sure about other states... but in TN.. looks like the beginning focus to improve education, with lottery revenue will be for those who are attending college.. Wish they would start with the bottom up....? We need parent programs.. We have a lot of uneducated parents in my county who could use some education themselves. This education can help the educational process....
Aug 18, 2005, 1:23 pm - tntea - Lottery Discussion Forum

Hooray! NC Gets a Lottery!Reply
We can only hope that the children of NC get a more decent education as promised. Although the lottery proceeds may go to education, in reality, the education system does not see more funds, because the state then diverts funds from the general fund toward other purposes -- all the lottery proceeds end up doing is just replacing those funds.
Aug 6, 2005, 5:19 pm - ryanm - Lottery Discussion Forum

All Kentucky lottery money to fund educationReply
i was curious in what other ways besides education are the proceeeds used?
Jul 30, 2005, 2:11 am - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery News

Anti-lottery group sues to end Mega Millions in CaliforniaReply
Why don't they just put an education tax on the coilition against gambling, for the money to be allocated to education from mega millions. Then let the good folks from California vote on that..! Let the coi;ition against gambling pay for education, then see what kind of a tune they would sing. Nah, they might have a mini tea party ( west coast style ) if that ever happened. these people have lost their common sense....!
Jul 8, 2005, 3:38 pm - MADDOG10 - Lottery News

All Kentucky lottery money to fund educationNews Story
Finally fulfilling the promise made 17 years ago to voters who approved a state lottery, all of the Kentucky Lottery's revenue will go directly to education beginning today specifically to fund college scholarships.That means students who meet financial criteria will get larger awards, and more students will receive both need-based and merit-based scholarships.A projected $167 million in lottery proceeds over the next 12 months will fund the scholarships an increase from $134 million last ye
Jul 1, 2005, 11:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery Sales Pass $1 BillionNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery announced today that gross ticket sales have surpassed $1 billion after one year and seven weeks of ticket sales.This is terrific news for education, said CEO and President Rebecca Paul. Tennessee players have embraced this new way to raise dollars for education. This milestone represents an ongoing level of success that we are committed to continue.Lottery officials said they soon will start their fourth computerized game, set to begin late spring. The new game is said
Mar 14, 2005, 11:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

lottery benefits please helpReply
Most lottery proceeds go towards education.
Mar 2, 2005, 9:36 am - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

Oklahoma lottery commission members selectedNews Story
Former Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick was among those appointed by Gov. Brad Henry on Monday to serve on the new Oklahoma Education Lottery Commission.Other members included a former teacher of the year and former president of the American Bar Association. I've assembled a great, bipartisan group of Oklahomans with impeccable credentials, unquestioned integrity and a strong commitment to building a better state, Henry said. I appreciate their willingness to serve Oklahoma in pursuit of better-f
Feb 22, 2005, 8:21 am - Todd - Lottery News