Illinois lawmakers debate Internet lottery sales

Comment #8

CASH Only — Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:22:42 GMT

Rick:Only CA has at least 25 million people, although TX is closing in.

Comment #7

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 01:33:59 GMT

i agree rick places like alabama and mississippi would already have lotteries but these holier than thou people are scared it will ruin the children and cause the devil to rise from hell,they are close minded idiots feeding on fear

Comment #6

GoArmy — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 00:22:53 GMT

Rick,No need for explanation to me, I agree 110 percent with you on this. Good luck tonight and play that 08X

Comment #5

Rick G — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:30:44 GMT

GoArmy,Didn't mean to get on the soap box there...I just like shopping close to home My theory is, the closer to home you shop, the more the shop benefits your home (local taxes, etc.).

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GoArmy — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:02:12 GMT

Well Rick...............I guess you just about covered every aspect there.

Comment #3

Rick G — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 04:29:51 GMT

Argument against on-line lottery playing sites...the state receives NO revenue from their own state lottery game. The SOLE purpose of a state to conduct a lottery is to GENERATE REVENUE.Argument for on-line lottery betting in your state...the state gets 50% of the revenue of these profits and in most cases this goes into their education budget.As an Illinoisan I want my losses going to my state and our kid's education, not some third party who doesn't have the interests of my state or my state... [ More ]

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jsk2001 — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 22:43:37 GMT

I don't think the states need to sell lottery tickets on the internet.Like the article said, it would be hard to enforce it and just encourage people to max out their credit cards. People who buy tickets at the store just use spare change.If they want to buy them online, find an online agency who will buy them for you.

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Rick G — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 22:07:32 GMT

Well I am definitely going to comment on this story. The population of IL is approx. 25 million. One half of this population lives in the Northeast quadrant of IL. However, in the story, EVERY SINGLE OBJECTION is coming from rural representatives in districts at opposite ends of the state. Are these guys afraid that on-line lottery betting will interfere with their illegal Bingo games (wink,wink) at the local county fair? (the proceeds of which do NOT go into the state education budget).If i... [ More ]

Illinois lawmakers debate Internet lottery sales

Lottery Post — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 17:33:00 GMT

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... [ More ]