N.C. Lottery likely to stir store rivalry

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PrisonerSix — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 14:54:17 GMT

We have Family Dollar stores here in Louisiana and they don't sell lottery tickets. Winn Dixie stores, or should I say the few Winn Dixie stores we still have, sell lottery tickets. The grocery business in my area(Baton Rouge) is getting more and more dominated by Wal Mart. Between the Wal Mart Supercenter stores and the Wal Mart Neighborhood Market grocery stores, the other grocery stores, such as Albertsons(which sells lottery tickets), Winn Dixie, etc., are being pushed out.It isn't hard t... [ More ]

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wizeguy — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 01:51:20 GMT

Hi neighbor,You've confirmed what I've known awhile... I'm poor! And with gas prices I'll prob walk to the nearest lottery retailer now.

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Tenaj — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:26:50 GMT

The Levine's are pretty decent people. tenaj

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JimmySand9 — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:20:17 GMT

I don't think Family Dollar sells lottery tickets. We've got them here in PA, and back in FL, and no Family Dollars there sell lottery tickets.

Comment #1

Tenaj — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:13:50 GMT

In refernce to Food Lion selling lottery tickets:Down here the rich and elitist shop for groceries at Harris Teeter and Tally's. The minorities and the poor shop at Food Lion and what once was Winn Dixie. Minorities, the poor and average income shop at Bilo's.I'm not surprise that Food Lion is jumping on the ban wagon to get their share of the lottery dollars. I wouldn't be surprised if the Family Dollars stores didn't take advantage of the opportunity too. After all, they are the poor man's... [ More ]

N.C. Lottery likely to stir store rivalry

Lottery Post — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 11:53:08 GMT

For some North Carolina gas station and convenience store owners, the chance to sell lottery tickets is something they have sought for decades.Now that it's here, even those as leery of the lottery as the lawmakers who fought for years against its creation are likely to get into the game. We have not polled our people, but it seems like there's always been a big split, said Doug Howey, governmental-affairs director for the N.C. Petroleum Marketers Association, whose members include hundreds of... [ More ]