State, gambling foes argue about California joining Mega Millions

Comment #5

CASH Only — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:02:02 GMT

My guess is CA will stay in MM. So they play by different rules there.

Comment #4

demonter — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:36:42 GMT

WHAT A BUNCH OF PESTS...ALWAYS TRYING TO INFRINGE ON OTHERS PEOPLE'S FREEDOMS.

Comment #3

CalifDude — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:29:42 GMT

If it was illegal, then those 7 medical workers will have to return that $315 million or face prison time. LOL

Comment #2

Just6ntlc — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:03:10 GMT

He said he would issue a ruling sometime after March 1.I hope that the ruling forces CA to not play MM. It would be great because CA violated the rules of joining the multi-state game when taking over the Atlanta based game Mega Millions. If that's the case, then people will have to go back to CA SLP. I also have the MM picks in one of my word documents.

Comment #1

bellyache — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:31:55 GMT

Well I guess we'll find out in a few months if Mega Millions is going to stay in California.

State, gambling foes argue about California joining Mega Millions

Lottery Post — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 12:57:01 GMT

Attorneys for an antigambling group told a judge Friday that the hugely popular Mega Millions lottery game is illegal because it is not run solely by the state, violating the intent of the 1984 voter initiative authorizing California's lottery.State officials countered that the 12-state Mega Millions game is just like any other state lottery game. California retains control over the administration of Mega Millions within the state, including how and where tickets are sold, Deputy Attorney Genera... [ More ]