N.C. Lottery commissioner resigns

Comment #9

CASH Only — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:34:47 GMT

Yeah, but who will remember Mr Greene next week

Comment #8

Todd — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:48:56 GMT

Actually, Mr. Greene resigned first, so Harriet Miers is the Mr. Greene of the Supreme Court.

Comment #7

CASH Only — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 20:28:45 GMT

I guess now Mr Greene is the Harriet Miers of the NC Lottery.

Comment #6

Todd — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:45:39 GMT

A message to the N.C. lottery commissioners:Don't go overboard responding to all these noisy arguments and complaints from anti-lottery people and/or social engineering types.There is going to be a lot of heat surrounding your new lottery for the next year, and you're just going to have to live with it.The worst thing you can do is to overreact to these loudmouths and know-it-alls, and screw up the guidelines or rules. It is very hard to later undo any rules you put in place to placate these... [ More ]

Comment #5

othertrucker — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:24:12 GMT

North Carolina will find a way to convince all other states that have a lottery to stop selling lottery tickets. Then North Carolina will not have to deal with a scandal. It's their easy button .

Comment #4

Ladyluck2005 — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 03:45:18 GMT

The ethics board also identified Gordon Myers of the Asheville area, another Black appointee, as having a potential conflict of interest because Myers has a financial stake in the Ingles supermarket chain, which might sell lottery tickets.Myers, a former Ingles executive, has already said he will not speak privately with any potential lottery contractor. He told the ethics board he would not participate in any votes that could involve his former employer.Myers is on the lottery commission becaus... [ More ]

Comment #3

Tenaj — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:45:23 GMT

It's payback for sneaking in the lottery when members were absent. I can't believe the FBI is gathering files on Jim Black and several commissioners. I wouldn't be surprise if the lawsuit some Charlotte leaders were planning was to surface. Might I add that the protesters are some of the biggest landlords. We'll talking old money.I'm disappointed in Malachi. I thought he was smarter than that. What made him think that integrity was anything other than a word in today's money making society... [ More ]

Comment #2

Tenaj — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:14:13 GMT

Comment #1

wpb — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:57:15 GMT

I really hate to see Green step down and I think the point about Meyers having a stake in a supermarket is a little over kill. Next they will be looking at anyone that have ever bought a lotter ticket.

N.C. Lottery commissioner resigns

Lottery Post — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:45:00 GMT

One of the state's nine lottery commissioners resigned abruptly Tuesday, saying other commitments mean he cannot be effective in overseeing North Carolina's $1.2 billion-a-year gambling operation.The departure comes as the board is set to meet today to consider a new ethics code aimed at ensuring public confidence in the lottery that includes stricter rules than lawmakers put in place.Malachi J. Greene, a former Charlotte City Council member, said in a resignation letter that he doesn't have tim... [ More ]