N.C. newspapers ignore law banning lottery results

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LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:37:36 GMT

USA TODAY publishes lottery results everyday,is that sold in north carolina

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CASH Only — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:43:31 GMT

Lottery results is (are?) news.

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Rip Snorter — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 01:10:24 GMT

Depends on the citizen. That's the reason vagrancy used to be such a popular charge for getting rid of nuisances. The particular citizens involved were guilty by prima faci evidence of not having any money or a job. It followed that there weren't going to be any angry reprisals from the people who did have money.Nowdays, it's still fairly apparent that the prisons aren't filled with citizens on the upper end of the totem pole financially. But you're right: It's easier to prosecute a citizen... [ More ]

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MillionsWanted — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 01:00:43 GMT

Probably one of the most ridiculous laws I ever heard about.No wonder they don't dare to enforce it against the newspapers. It would be a big freedom of press issue.It's easier to prosecute a citizen who breaks the law.

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Rip Snorter — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 22:14:22 GMT

It's another one of those statutes that remain on the books for morality reasons, the same as the old cohabitation laws, he said. If those were enforced, hell, we would have judges in prison. With tongue firmly in cheek, District Attorney Tom Keith yesterday relished the thought of prosecuting journalistic scofflaws. We're going to convene a task force of Republican district attorneys to study this very serious problem, Keith said.And if he decides to pursue the letter of the law, the penalty... [ More ]

N.C. newspapers ignore law banning lottery results

Lottery Post — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 13:29:37 GMT

For years, North Carolina newspapers that publish lottery results have routinely broken state law.But nobody much seems to care.The bill to create a state lottery that the N.C. House passed last week includes a revision to an existing law that's been on the books since 1887. Except in connection with a lawful raffle ... if anyone by writing or printing or by circular or letter or in any other way, advertise or publish an account of a lottery, whether within or without this State ... he shall be... [ More ]