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Tenn. wants to limit winningsReply
This is just another one of the stupid a$$ed pieces of legislation that I have seen come out of the TN legislature this year. Pure stupidity!! Makes you wonder what they talk about all of the time. they want to limit their (food stamp recipients) to $600.00. I don't think that there are that many folks on food stamps playing but if they are and win a major jackpot, they should get it all. I am so disgusted by the stupid legislation until they just make me sick!! At election time folks need to pa
Apr 7, 2009, 8:41 pm - Littleoldlady - Lottery Discussion Forum

Antigua gets favorable WTO gambling ruling over U.S.News Story
The United States has suffered a new setback in a four-year-old legal battle with Antigua and Barbuda over U.S. restrictions on Internet gambling, a U.S. trade official said on Thursday. At issue is an April 2005 World Trade Organization ruling against U.S. prohibitions on online horse race betting. Since then, the U.S. Congress has passed additional legislation to ban certain financial transactions related to gambling over the Internet. Gretchen Hamel, a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Repre
Jan 27, 2007, 8:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

Okla. lawmaker aims to stop lottery winners from staying anonymousNews Story
An Oklahoma state senator from Edmond plans to introduce legislation to prohibit people from forming anonymous trusts after learning they have won a lottery prize. Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, said this proposed legislation stems from instances including one this week where a trust claimed a lottery prize. We were told the lottery would be open, it would be transparent full accountability. We would know the name and towns of everyone who had won, Jolley said. I think winners being a
Oct 6, 2006, 12:03 pm - Todd - Lottery News

outlook dims in senate for online bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects have dimmed for swift U.S. Senate passage of a bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling as industry trade groups and lawmakers raise objections, congressional sources said on Wednesday. Efforts to move a House-passed measure through the Senate have run into opposition from lobbyists representing casino owners and horse- and dog-racing interests in recent days. Some Republican senators have broken ranks and placed holds on it, the sources said T
Jul 26, 2006, 6:16 pm - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery Discussion Forum

Online Lottery Soon to be Illegal/new lawReply
Oh I've done that often enough on various legislation. All that happens is I get a form letter back telling me that the politician basically knows best and he/she is still going to push the legislation. IOW you just get blown off. I doubt the pol even ever gets to see those letters. They spend tons of money on staff that looks at them and sends the form letters. And you never hear from or get anything in the mail from them during their whole term until they're running for re-election of
May 14, 2006, 10:39 am - Badger - Lottery Discussion Forum

illegal immigrants pollReply
Seems the burden lies with separate lotteries and their rules which conform to their state laws. I voted yes on this based on their ability to present whatever legal documents are currently required in order to claim a jackpot. Now, with that question being brought up by current protests, current pending legislation, proposed legislation it seems fitting that states should revise their laws to conform to what residents of those states demand..... since lotteries are controlled by states
Apr 15, 2006, 8:50 am - konane - Lottery Discussion Forum

Wyoming closer to starting a lotteryNews Story
A bill that would bring a lottery to Wyoming made it past a second hurdle Thursday, prompting some to wonder how far it will go this year.Similar bills in recent years haven't progressed far.Rep. Wayne Reese, D-Cheyenne, said he thinks this year's legislation will make it through the House and be delivered to the Senate.This year, as in the past, the argument for having a lottery is based in the amount of money that goes outside state lines as Wyoming residents drive to Nebraska, South Dakota, M
Feb 4, 2005, 10:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

New JerseyReply
Quote: Originally posted by Todd on December 20, 2004 CO:I am certainly listening to you! And I agree with you about the lousy percentage that NY allocates to its prize pool.Most of the time, getting these huge lottery organizations to do anything positive for the players is a monumental challenge, mainly because it requires that legislation be passed. In the case of the NY prize pool, I believe that percentage was allocated through legislation, and not just a number that the lottery came up wit
Jan 19, 2005, 12:41 pm - JimmySand9 - Jackpot Games Forum

R.I. Governor Replaces Entire Lottery CommissionNews Story
Rhode Island Governor Carcieri yesterday asserted the recently passed separation-of-powers constitutional amendment gives him the right to immediately replace all legislators and legislative appointees on the Lottery Commission and Coastal Resources Management Council.Carcieri sent the names of six Lottery nominees and eight coastal council nominees to the Senate for approval. Carcieri asked that they be confirmed quickly, noting each board was scheduled to meet before month's end.Senate Preside
Jan 6, 2005, 10:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery Drops Gambling Themes IdeaNews Story
Citing widespread opposition, California Assemblyman George Plescia on Monday dropped lottery-backed legislation that would have added Nevada-style gambling themes to the state-run games.Though he quietly deleted the amendment, the San Diego Republican said he's pushing the rest of his controversial measure -- which would boost lottery prizes and slice struggling schools' share of revenue -- in the hope of fostering lotto mania that would then increase education's take.Even with the deletion of
May 18, 2004, 7:07 am - Todd - Lottery News