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N.C. Lottery may start in six monthsNews Story
Three weeks ago the North Carolina legislature passed the lottery, but since then there's been little work done to move it forward.There's a long list of projects ahead for the state before tickets are sold. The governor still expects it to begin in six months or so.Three weeks ago, Governor Easley proudly signed the lottery bill. He expected to follow South Carolina's timeline for rolling out tickets. I think in South Carolina, my best information is they had the scratch cards in that five to s
Sep 20, 2005, 12:39 pm - Lottery News

Will gamble on lottery revenue pay off for N.C.?News Story
Research shows more money goes to schools, but ad blitz may have unintended costs The states now offering lotteries do not simply make a product available in order to accommodate the widespread taste for buying a low-priced chance at a big prize. They seek to foster that taste. ...The state lottery agencies have in fact evolved into a new breed of government agency created in the mold of the modern corporation with its eyes firmly fixed on the bottom line. So wrote Charles Clotfelter and Philip
Sep 19, 2005, 12:27 pm - Lottery News

N.C. lottery's fate could come down to one key voteNews Story
The proposal for a North Carolina lottery which seemed headed for passage a month ago is in jeopardy.Senate leader Marc Basnight said Tuesday that supporters did not yet have enough votes to pass the lottery in the Senate and that it was unclear whether they could get those votes before the legislature adjourns for the year. It's a flip of the coin, Basnight said in an interview.Although the Democratic leadership supports a lottery, five Democratic senators are staked out in opposition. Tha
Aug 12, 2005, 10:30 am - Lottery News

Even with revenue deal, start of N.C. lottery no sure betNews Story
House and Senate Democrats have agreed how to distribute lottery proceeds, but it's hardly a sure bet that North Carolina will become the last state on the East Coast to run a numbers game this year.The agreement, details of which were released late Monday with the final proposed $17.2 billion state budget for the coming year, includes a looser advertising policy than one approved by the House in April.Even if both chambers approve the budget later this week, the lottery language won't enact the
Aug 9, 2005, 8:37 am - Lottery News

North Carolina Still Working To Establish LotteryNews Story
It's a sure bet that if North Carolina becomes the final state on the East Coast to offer a lottery, supporters say, lawmakers will have hundreds of millions of new dollars to spend every year on education.But just as certain, opponents argue, is that as revenues rise, so will the number of North Carolinians addicted to gambling. The lottery will hurt a lot of people. It's a tax on the poor. It affects families, said Tom Spampinato of Cary, who spent 22 years battling a gambling addiction. He i
Jul 1, 2005, 12:18 pm - Lottery News

Education at the center of N.C. lottery debateNews Story
North Carolina Senate leadership pushed a budget through the chamber May 5 with a lottery provision that might give new life to the House lottery bill.The budget's lottery provision would amend the lottery bill narrowly passed by the House in early April if the Senate votes in favor of the House measure.Several staunch opponents of the lottery voted for the budget because of strong support for other parts of the bill. I'm forced to vote for the lottery, said Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange.Kinnai
May 20, 2005, 1:48 pm - Lottery News

Texas closer to selling lottery tickets onlineNews Story
Texas would become the first state to sell lottery tickets online under legislation has received approval by a state legislative panel.Under the bill approved by the state House Appropriations Committee on Monday, players also would be able to pay for lottery tickets with a debit card and establish a Texas Lottery Commission account that would draw down as they bought tickets.Players also could also establish a Texas Lottery Commission account that would draw down as they purchase tickets.House
Apr 26, 2005, 12:11 pm - Lottery News

Illinois lawmakers debate Internet lottery salesNews Story
If store lines have kept you from the big bucks possible in playing the state lottery, a Chicago senator has the solution - just buy the tickets online.Democrat State Sen. John Cullerton has proposed a bill to make lottery tickets available for sale on the Internet, something he says will attract more customers with bigger pocketbooks and possibly collect more money for schools. Senate Bill 198 is currently on the floor, but some Southern Illinois legislators say they're not ready to expand gami
Mar 8, 2005, 12:33 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee flooded with a multitude of lottery billsNews Story
On the brink of $1 billion in ticket sales, the year-old Tennessee lottery is the subject of 53 bills in the General Assembly to alter its operations.State Rep. Ulysses Jones Jr., D-Memphis, who chaired an abbreviated meeting of the joint Lottery Oversight Committee on Monday, said the number of bills to change the lottery was more than I expected. But every bill's sponsor will not leave the legislative session happy, he said. I don't think you'll see 53 bills coming out of committee, Jones sa
Mar 8, 2005, 11:27 am - Lottery News

Wyoming lottery bill barely nixedNews Story
On a split vote, the Wyoming House narrowly defeated legislation allowing residents to play the Powerball lottery.The vote was 29-29, two votes shy of passage, with two representatives excused. Nothing in this bill talks about the addiction, said Rep. Rodney Pete Anderson, R-Pine Bluffs, who led the opposition. It preys upon those who are on the fringe. ... Instead of buying things the family needs, they're buying lottery tickets. They're buying a lot of false hope. He also argued that state
Feb 9, 2005, 9:12 am - Lottery News