A look back at the North Carolina lottery in 2005

Comment #9

konane — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:16:47 GMT

When they get it up and running smoothly, revenues pouring in they'll all be pounding their chests declaring they knew it would be a great success all along. That's politics for you.

Comment #8

Todd — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:02:06 GMT

They are posted in the news story at the top of this post.

Comment #7

choralroberts — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:14:14 GMT

Todd:I would like to have a copy of the 2005 articles related to the N. C. Lottery.

Comment #6

Todd — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:40:13 GMT

It wasn't too bad. I wanted to see if it was useful, because I could do the same thing for other news topics. It doesn't seem to be too popular, which is fine -- just testing the waters.

Comment #5

Drivedabizness — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:33:46 GMT

Hey Todd: I'm sure doing the list took a lot of work. Thanks for the effort. It's amazing to watch history repeat itself. DDB

Comment #4

Todd — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:38:56 GMT

Anyone enjoy seeing that comprehensive list of news articles for N.C. this year

Comment #3

lottolady24 — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:08:48 GMT

Consider that with any new lottery, there will be advocates and opposition. It's the nature of the beast. You can't make everyone happy. It is unfortunate the NC seems to hold on to the Civil War Mentality , even within it's own state government. It shouldn't be Who's the winner and who's the loser? It should be, How can we make everything a win for the state of North Carolina. The representatives of the state voted on behalf of the people , it's done. Find something positive to focus... [ More ]

Comment #2

Tenaj — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:06:12 GMT

I don't understand why these people think it would be any different in their state.It's racialism. Institutionalized racialism.It's one of the last states in the South that have Civil War mentality. No joke. It's real. It's not just the lottery, it's a part of just about everything down here.

Comment #1

Bradly_60 — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:12:29 GMT

The largest concern that we have is the impact that easy access to gambling the accessibility to buying lottery tickets is going to have on the public as several of the commissioners recognize, said John Rustin, of the N.C. Family Policy Council.Just look at the 40 other states that raise money by a lottery. I don't understand why these people think it would be any different in their state. The public by in large are gamblers anyway. Adding a lottery isn't going to cause social turmoil.Brad... [ More ]

A look back at the North Carolina lottery in 2005

Lottery Post — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:48:00 GMT

After a more than 20-year battle, lawmakers needed a tie-breaker to finally pass their lottery bill. When they got it, opponents quickly cried out. I think we have one senator at home recently being hospitalized in bed we have another one who is on his honeymoon because he postponed it, said N.C. Sen. Andrew Brock, R-Davie.But N.C. Gov. Mike Easley, a long time lottery supporter, praised the new state game. Today I sign the North Carolina Education Lottery Bill and today we begin building one N... [ More ]