No lottery for N.C. pleases S.C. retailers

Comment #14

wizeguy — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:26:06 GMT

This news is very encouraging. I was disappointed when they adjourned for the year without even attempting a vote.

Comment #13

NCMISTY — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:48:50 GMT

I am in nc and they had on the 11:00 news friday night that they will have a vote on the lottery by wed night the 31st wish us luck we need it . that some of them dont think it was right to close with only 1 vote away from getting the lottery here

Comment #12

brandycole0 — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 01:25:56 GMT

Your right, they never cared about smoking for a long time, but now they are trying to ban cigarettes in certain places, this state was built on the cash crop tobacco lol, thats what makes it kind of strange. I mean there are things illegal that would be better off being legal than cigarettes.Anyway, what angers everyone is they try to act as if they cared when everyone knows they don't. Yeah, I mean seriously we had people calling on the phone, talking about how the lottery was wrong and to sig... [ More ]

Comment #11

LuckyFoxTerrier — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 01:04:06 GMT

Of course they'd never admit it was for christian reasons that they voted against the lottery. I know they were against advertising on bill boards to sell more tickets if they got a lottery. And they worry supposedly about gambling problems getting out of hand ..... of course they never worried about smoking becoming an addiction when they built RJ Reynolds here in Tobaccoville, NC ..... and for those of you not familiar with NC .... YES, it really is in a town called TOBACCOVILLE! ha! Lan... [ More ]

Comment #10

brandycole0 — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:56:13 GMT

Yeah, sadly thats why Bush got voted in for second term is for religious purposes. The bad thing is I don't know who to vote for as far as people in office, because I don't know anything about them. Most of them are pretty much lying about what they'll do to get a vote. I guess I'll have to do some research next time voting comes around. It would be great to get the religious fanatics out of office, they have no place in office if all their decisions are based soley on their religion. It should... [ More ]

Comment #9

LuckyFoxTerrier — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:49:06 GMT

Well, I'm from Virginia originially even though I live in STupid North Carolina right now ... so I'm plenty happy giving my lottery dollars to Virginia instead! Serves them right for being so stupid!! WhatEVER

Comment #8

Saleo Paleo — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:05:19 GMT

Tn, was the same way for years,until some of the religeous fanatics was voted out of office,Busch wanted to put in a Plant and all the trimmings and Hamilton County voted it down a few yrs back due to the making of Beer,Maybe the voters in NC will put a few out of office and help to vote a lottery in,this goes for Alabama and Arkansas,Vote these people out of office and vote some officials in who can get with reality.

Comment #7

brandycole0 — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:35:56 GMT

I have to say that NC has to be the stupidest state for not having a lottery. I graduated not too long ago and the school I attended couldn't even afford paper or new books. Someone tried to open the window in the bathroom and it fell completely out, now if that doesn't call for a lottery then I'd like to know what does. The person who mentioned the bible belt is right thats exactly why we don't have one. If they'd base their decisions on what their supposed to, we'd already have a lottery. Ever... [ More ]

Comment #6

LuckyFoxTerrier — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:34:54 GMT

I live in NC too. Yes, it's a misdemeanor I think if you take lottery tickets across the state line, (which I do all the time!),.... but it's not enforced. Everyone I know from NC goes to the VA stateline and buys them. Stupid NORTH CAROLINA! So stupid in so many ways to have some of the best schools, universities and colleges of any where in the US!! But, backwards in so many other ways .... and can you say ... bible belt ...... that's the main reason we STILL don't have a lottery! Luck... [ More ]

Comment #5

Todd — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:00:47 GMT

Part of what you mentioned troubles me, and is very illegal.You CANNOT buy lottery tickets in one state, transport them to another state, and sell them. Anyone caught doing that would be arrested.That's a totally different thing than buying lottery tickets in another state for your own use. As soon as you start selling them, that's what will get you in hot water.If you know of someone doing that, you may want to let them know before they find out the hard way.

Comment #4

Tenaj — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:43:31 GMT

I live in NC and go to SC for lottery tickets often. The law doesn't care since one guy from NC won a huge multi-million dollar powerball. NC received millions of dollars in cut from it. They don't want a lottery but they don't mine getting a cut. We have to pay NC and SC taxes for hits over $500.They do care if you bring back a bunch of scratch offs. People were bringing them back to sell. They pretty much leave us alone. But we better knock on wood. Tenaj

Comment #3

Just6ntlc — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 03:06:14 GMT

I was disappointed to see NC still as the only east coast state doesn't have a lottery until next year. South Carolina is very happy that NC won't have a lottery ready by 2005 and have to wait until 2006 to get one. Why was illegal to possess lottery tickets in NC if I was buying a ticket in VA and then live in NC to get results

Comment #2

NearNewBrit — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:52:56 GMT

I'm certain I saw a story earlier this year that said it was illegal to simply posess lottery or raffle tickets in North Carolina although it was an old law which seldom gets enforced.

Comment #1

JAP69 — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:26:17 GMT

What happen to the North Carolina border stops looking for gambling paraphenalia in cars in North Carolina.Their was a story on Lottery Post news about someone being arrested for having lottery tickets on them in North Carolina.

No lottery for N.C. pleases S.C. retailers

Lottery Post — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:38:17 GMT

With North Carolina's lottery hopes dashed until at least next year, some of South Carolina's top retailers say they're pleased to maintain the region's lottery monopoly.But despite relying heavily on Tar Heel residents for sales, retailers here say they were never really worried to begin with.Some stores along the state line in northern York County estimate that around 80 percent of their lottery sales come from North Carolina, though workers said Wednesday they weren't fretting over the potent... [ More ]