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Virginia Lottery retailers refuse to sell tickets to draw attention to skill games amendmentReply
Let's be crystal clear about what's happening here. The government is protecting a revenue source (the lottery). The whole thing about schools and churches is a way to achieve that goal. Any government lottery official reading this would not be happy with me, but although I am a big supporter of the lottery, I am not a shill for the lottery. First they tried banning skill games. That did not work, so they are now trying to limit where they can be played to the point of banning them for a
Apr 18, 2024, 10:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery retailers refuse to sell tickets to draw attention to skill games amendmentReply
No disagreement from me that the government needs to regulate all forms of gambling in the state. 35% seems monumentally excessive however. That's a case of trying to protect the lottery, rather than a logical fee. So I agree on the regulation, but I think the fee should be smaller. (Incidentally I think they take too large of a cut on the lottery too, so you can see where my mind is at on these things.)
Apr 22, 2024, 10:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky woman quits job after winning $90,000 in the lotteryReply
they already held auditions for that one and i didn't get a callback. i'm starting to think i should give up on my dream of becoming a government conspiracy actor.
Apr 3, 2024, 10:58 pm - Brock Lee - Lottery News

Kentucky woman quits job after winning $90,000 in the lotteryReply
i once auditioned to be an actor in a government conspiracy. i didn't get the part, they said i looked too much like a paid actor.
Apr 3, 2024, 4:48 pm - Brock Lee - Lottery News

DC man sues the lottery after incorrect numbers posted on website would have won him $340 millionReply
Correction. He sued a builder for alleged bid rigging. He refused to turn over his alleged proof of conspiracy, death threats, alleged witnesses, etc. to the defendants. He also accused most of the DC government of fraud. Dismissed.
Feb 24, 2024, 9:35 am - Artist77 - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery retailers refuse to sell tickets to draw attention to skill games amendmentReply
So gambling with the lottery is OK, but gambling with a skill game is not? Many times I have seen people scratch games at the counter, buy more, scratch more, buy more, etc. I don't see any distinction between that and pressing buttons on a screen repeatedly. Seeing a distinction between those two things is where I think it turns from a logical debate into a debate on personal choices and of opinion. That's where I draw the line. I don't like arbitrarily preventing people from making choices in
Apr 18, 2024, 10:35 am - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery announces group as winners of historic $1.765 billion Powerball jackpotReply
Cash value has been less than 50% for a while .. since interest rates started shooting up (big change from the COVID days of 83% :) But the hight interest rates is why the jackpots are so high (the return on annuity investments is earning a lot more.. 30 yr government bonds are over 4% now vs not much more than 2% during COVID
Mar 16, 2024, 6:28 am - kao1632 - Lottery News

Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's $25.5 million mansion nearly crushed by landslideReply
When the media, either through fires or mudslides shows these homes built precariously close to disaster it is no wonder insurance won't cover them. Had to chuckle when Marvisi said the government should cover the cost of home repair/debris removal. Fat chance, maybe your billionaire neighbor Castro could pay for it. As far as I've seen the city will clear debris only from public roads, not private property. Too bad so sad you're not entitled to one red cent Marvisi. OTOH Oregon lo
Apr 9, 2024, 12:16 pm - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery retailers escalate boycott, halt ALL lottery ticket sales until further noticeNews Story
Virginians could have a tougher time buying lottery tickets By Kate Northrop Nearly a month after hundreds of Virginia Lottery retailers participated in a temporary boycott of ticket sales to protest the ban of skill games, many of those stores are now refusing to sell tickets altogether. In protest of a recent amendment made to a bill that regulates the operation of skill games in the state, licensed Virginia Lottery retailers have taken last month's ticket sale boycott a step furth
May 11, 2024, 8:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Alabama Lottery bill falls short by one voteNews Story
Alabama lawmakers sick of indecision following years of debate By Kate Northrop A bill to authorize a state lottery and casinos in Alabama failed by just one vote, the closest the state has ever come to enacting a state lottery since 1999. One vote made the difference in the Alabama legislative session, resulting in voters just barely missing out on seeing a lottery question on the ballot this year. The last time Alabama residents saw a lottery proposal in the voting booth was in
Yesterday, 3:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News