North Carolina Still Working To Establish Lottery

Comment #21

CASH Only — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 18:27:33 GMT

I think you should get a lottery too.

Comment #20

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 06:12:44 GMT

i hope it happens and you get a lottery.

Comment #19

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 03:50:22 GMT

thats definitely true...

Comment #18

CASH Only — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:46:22 GMT

Or GA, TN, and VA.

Comment #17

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 06:15:08 GMT

well its about time north carolina kept those dollars at home instead of making south carolina rich

Comment #16

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 06:14:26 GMT

Comment #15

hysmith — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 01:25:53 GMT

You talk about folk becoming addicted to gambling if North Carolina gets a Lottery.. Well, how do you think the ones who are addicted already, got that way North Carolina don't even have it yet.. So you can't bace addiction on North Carolina's games. They got that way from other states.. So, why should North Carolina make them well? It didn't make them addicted. So I don't see that as being a good reason to not have a lottery in North Carolina.. If folk want to spend their money to gam... [ More ]

Comment #14

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:50:50 GMT

Comment #13

lorreen — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 03:25:43 GMT

This reply is to Tom Spampinato just because you have an addiction does not justify that everyone has an addiction. North Carolina resident's deserve to have a lottery and put the money into the state instead of giving money to other states. Individuals you have recoverd from addiction seem to want to hinder everyone around them. I am an addiction therapist, and one thing about addiction is that individuals with the addiction learn to stay abstinent and know that not everyone is the same as... [ More ]

Comment #12

CASH Only — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:38:26 GMT

Comment #11

ajbb — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 01:39:32 GMT

i live here in north carolina and we need a lottery. its a bunch of bull that the lottery will be hard on the poor. stop making excuses and give the people what the people want LOTTERY

Comment #10

dvdiva — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 17:55:15 GMT

You are talking about politicians. Politicians never let stupidity get in their way.

Comment #9

Rip Snorter — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 13:36:25 GMT

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 is now interim director of the state chapter of Gamblers Anonymous, an organization he's been affiliated with for 27 years.Ever noticed there's no one more obnoxious, rude, sanctimonious about smoking than a reformed smoker?I respect alcoholics anon a lot.... I don't know why people need it to quit being drunks, but I acknowledge s... [ More ]

Comment #8

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 01:01:53 GMT

Comment #7

donaldbst — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:29:25 GMT

I hope we get the lottery, but nothing in this state surprises me , we are always the last to get anything done. tk

Comment #6

spookysoozy — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 13:27:50 GMT

I lived there 5 years.When they eliminate liquor and the topless bars they can really clean up all the addictions. ( give me a break

Comment #5

wizeguy — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 22:11:11 GMT

NC can still blow it. I hope they don't. Lottery only passed in the House by 2 votes and any changes the Senate makes need to be reconciled with the House.

Comment #4

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:36:26 GMT

i forgot about that.georgia,virginia and tennessee are others they are losing money to.

Comment #3

CASH Only — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:34:48 GMT

NC is losing to all neighboring states.

Comment #2

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:24:40 GMT

yeah because south carolina is making millions off of north carolina residents.its stupid if the politicians get in the way of this.......

Comment #1

CASH Only — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:28:51 GMT

NC needs a lottery. Period.

North Carolina Still Working To Establish Lottery

Lottery Post — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 16:18:02 GMT

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... [ More ]