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Group fearful of lottery in AlabamaNews Story
A Washington, D.C.-based public policy group called The Tax Foundation issued warnings about a new lottery campaign aimed at Alabamians.It's an advertising drive in east Alabama thanking residents for driving to Georgia to buy lottery tickets, said Bill Ahern, spokesman for the group, which recently studied state lotteries and their impact.The campaign will feature a clerk in a Georgia store who points out that Alabama money has helped fund his children's college education. It's all going to be
Feb 21, 2005, 9:13 am - Lottery News

Alabama man wins $131K in Tenn. lotteryNews Story
An Alabama man crossed the Tennessee state line to the Conoco station and came up the big winner in the Lotto 5, walking away with a $131,527 jackpot.The Huntsville, Ala., man purchased his ticket at the Conoco on the Huntsville Highway at the Tennessee-Alabama state line.His ticket matched all five Lotto 5 numbers to win the jackpot.The Tennessee Lottery began selling its first instant tickets on Jan. 20 of this year. At the end of its first fiscal year, after just five months and 12 days of ti
Oct 11, 2004, 5:57 pm - Lottery News

Poll: More than two-thirds of Alabamians favor lotteryNews Story
A recent poll shows that more than two-thirds of Alabamians support a state lottery to benefit public education, which an overwhelming majority said is a high priority for them.The random telephone poll of 609 voting-age Alabamians, conducted by the Center for Governmental Services at Auburn University, found that 55.1 percent of respondents strongly support an education lottery and an additional 13.8 percent support it, bringing the figure to 68.9 percent in favor.About 24.6 percent of thos
Oct 7, 2004, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Alabama man wins Florida LottoNews Story
James Kenneth Marlowe of Demopolis, Alabama is $9 million richer after he chose the winning numbers for Florida's Florida Lotto, claiming the Sept. 4 lotto jackpot, estimated at $18 million.Marlowe, a self-employed electrician, chose to take his winnings in a one-time lump sum payment option, in the amount of $9,762,144. He purchased his winning Florida Lotto ticket at: State Line O'Yes Lotto in McDavid, Escambia County. The winning numbers were: 01 - 06 - 08 - 11 - 12 - 37.According to Marlowe,
Sep 9, 2004, 10:44 am - Lottery News

Alabama town bracing for Tennessee LotteryNews Story
You can stand in lottery-free Alabama and see the pink-and-yellow sign just a few hundred feet away in Tennessee. LOTTERY HERE - STARTS JAN. 20, screams the placard outside HP Max Fuel Express, which is located just across a set of railroad tracks in adjoining Ardmore, Tenn.Ardmore is split by the state line, and people on the north side are looking forward to an influx of Alabama dollars when the Tennessee Lottery begins Tuesday. But businesses in Alabama hope to get along just fine once the s
Jan 19, 2004, 7:14 am - Lottery News

Lottery Dead Issue in Alabama LegislatureNews Story
Recent news accounts suggest the lottery will be back in the legislature this session due to discussion of budget shortfalls. Sen. Barron (D-Fyffe) said, I think we'll vote to let you vote on the lottery. Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) indicated he would seek to introduce a constitutional amendment legalizing casinos and a lottery and Rep. Randy Hinshaw, (D- Meridianville) stated, We're in the position now where nothing is off the table. The Christian Coalition of Alabama distributes Candid
Jan 16, 2004, 5:15 pm - Lottery News

Alabama may revisit lottery this yearNews Story
State Sen. Pro Tem Lowell Barron expects the lottery to return to Alabama this year as an option to deal with the states continuing budget crisis.Five years after Alabama voters turned away a lottery referendum and facing what he called the worst budget crisis in his 25 years in Montgomery, Barron, D-Fyffe, told a town hall meeting at Ruhama School in Dogtown on Monday the people will again get a chance to vote on a lottery. I think well vote to let you vote on the lottery, Barron told the crow
Jan 15, 2004, 5:44 am - Lottery News

Lotto ManiaNews Story
Store owners along state line hope Alabamians bring greater success to Tennessee lotteryConvenience store owners operating in Tennessee near the Alabama state line cashed in for decades on Colbert and Lauderdale residents who had nowhere else to turn to quench their thirst for an alcoholic beverage.A week from today, convenience store owners along the Alabama-Tennessee state line will try to again cash in on Alabamians' thirst.This time, that thirst has nothing to do with alcoholic beverages, si
Jan 13, 2004, 5:17 am - Lottery News

Will Alabama get gambling?News Story
One of the biggest stories in the South over the past 13 years is the transformation of the conservative Bible Belt into a hotbed of legalized gambling.Mississippi and Louisiana opened dockside and land-based casinos. Lotteries sprang up in Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, South Carolina and Louisiana, joining Florida, which established its lottery in 1986.Alabama remains the lone holdout for state-regulated gambling, although the state does have Indian casinos and wagering at dog tracks. Plans for
Oct 20, 2003, 4:15 am - Lottery News