Judge: N.C. lottery can keep working, but challenge remains alive

Comment #17

cps10 — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:04:06 GMT

I don't either...Harris Teeter for me.

Yeah, that is true...I guess that's why it's not surprising that they have one over by where I am...I live in Cotswold, about 2 miles from Grier Heights...it is pretty hypocritical when they say they want to help out, but don't want the poor to get more poor. Yet, they seem to find a way to shower the poor neighborhoods with lottery terminals. I am lucky that I have been blessed :)

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Comment #16

Tenaj — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 04:50:24 GMT

I'm surprised that they even suggested it. Talk about bigots. You know what neighborhoods have more churches in Charlotte don't you? Some communities build one big huge church and some communities build 10 little churches. That would have eliminated a lot of people from getting terminals.

I put together a database of all the churches in Charlotte for a project once and poor people have more churches in their communities.

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Comment #15

cps10 — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:47:12 GMT

I'm surprised that they didn't institute that rule...I call it the Strip Club Rule ...LOL

I did notice it was mainly Food Lions and Petro Expresses.

Comment #14

Tenaj — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:22:11 GMT

There's a list of the places who will have the terminals in the Charlotte Observer in Saturday, Feb. 18th's paper. It's mostly Food Lions.LOL If they had went with the not this distance from a church , a lot of places wouldn't qualified for a license.

Comment #13

cps10 — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:45:49 GMT

Hopefully the convenience store that is 2 blocks from my house will have one...but at worst case scenario, there are three convenience stores at the corner of Randolph Sharon Amity.

Comment #12

Tenaj — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:56:39 GMT

And to print out Powerball tickets as well. Pick 3 or 4 is said to be coming in the fall. It's interesting to see who get terminals.

Comment #11

NCPicks — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:56:08 GMT

I should have said ...so they can't be paid off more than once.

I think you see what I ment.

Comment #10

NCPicks — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:48:06 GMT

Even scratch off tickets must be verified thru the terminals so that the tickets are shown to be real and so they can't be paid off twice.

Comment #9

Tenaj — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:11:04 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by cps10 on February 17, 2006 NCPicks

Why would they need terminals now if all they are offering for the time being is scratch offs?

The dummies are going to bring powerball first. More people play pick 3 and 4 than powerball. People don't play powerball everyday like pick 3 and 4. There will learn when it hit them in the pocket.

Comment #8

cps10 — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:08:07 GMT

NCPicks

Why would they need terminals now if all they are offering for the time being is scratch offs

Comment #7

NCPicks — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:56:44 GMT

Gtech will continue to install the terminals as fast as they can.As far as they are concern they have the March 30 deadline to meet.In their view,if there are no changes to the law,Gtech has to be ready to run on March 30 or face large fines.I'm sure they want to avoid that by getting the network ready to go.

Comment #6

cps10 — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:10:19 GMT

Tenaj I wonder if that is near Pineville? Closer to the border to get more people involved from SC

Comment #5

Tenaj — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 04:22:06 GMT

CPs10, I just saw on the news that Cigarettes and More on Pineville-Matthews will be the first to get a ticket terminal to play the NC lottery. They said it will be installed tomorrow.

Comment #4

cps10 — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:12:47 GMT

Tenaj

You are probably right about that. And yes, CMS could use a LOT of help

Comment #3

Tenaj — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:58:38 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by cps10 on February 16, 2006 Why do I have that cold clammy feeling about this lottery all of a sudden?

Tenaj? A little help please?

I think they bought the judge and the legal battle will make a lot of money for him and the lawyers. The lottery will not stop. It's just drama. Don't forget the kind of people we are dealing with. Look at CMS. What does that say to you?

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Comment #2

Drivedabizness — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:57:53 GMT

Who can say how this judge will rule?

The argument seems simple - taxes are generally defined as payments that government can force to be collected. No one has to participate in the lottery.

Shaheen's point about GTECH is well taken. This would clearly constitute force majeur - I would anticipate GTECH would get an extension on the deadline on a day-for-day basis. I would also anticipate that GTECH might assume the risk to continue development work on its own if they chose to do so - th... [ More ]

Comment #1

cps10 — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:54:41 GMT

Why do I have that cold clammy feeling about this lottery all of a sudden?

Tenaj? A little help please

Judge: N.C. lottery can keep working, but challenge remains alive

Lottery Post — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:48:01 GMT

The North Carolina lottery can continue preparing for a March 30 kickoff while a court considers a legal challenge to the way the Legislature passed the lottery law last year, a Wake County judge ruled Wednesday.

The decision is somewhat of a loss for both parties in the legal fight. While Superior Court Judge Henry Hight denied a motion by taxpayers, lawmakers and advocacy groups who sought to temporarily stop work on the lottery, he also declined the state's request to dismiss the complaint... [ More ]