Newspaper to decline advertising from N.C. Lottery Commission

Comment #15

CASH Only — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:08:24 GMT

Todd-you've almost caught up to me with the # of posts! It doesn't help me that I have to go to the library to get on a computer.

Comment #14

richnc — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:31:40 GMT

Years ago the MO lottery could not advertise. So their full page message in the newspaper carried in small type something like This is not an advertisement - this is an educational message While we lived in that area they dropped that requirement.

So I guess that a newspaper could accept an message but not have to accept an advertisement.

Isn't the government a wonderful thing?

And we elect them

Comment #13

Todd — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:53:53 GMT

Too much government interference and control

Comment #12

whitmansm2 — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:38:32 GMT

Gaming Revenues Fund - Fiscal Year 2005 Economic Development Initiatives Fund

$42,432,000

Juvenile Detention Facilities Fund

$2,496,000

Correctional Institutions Building Fund

$4,992,000

Problem Gambling Grant Fund

$80,000

State General Fund

$15,409,441

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FUND Program or ProjectFY 2006

Kansas Department of Commerce

Older Kansans Employment Program

$239,430

Operating Grant

$15,599,339

Comment #11

NCPicks — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:45:50 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by tg636 on March 28, 2006Quote: Originally posted by NCPicks on March 28, 2006Wow,what an easy way to solve that problem....just close down the Mass lottery then no houses would burn down because there'd be plenty of money for all the fire stations anybody would need.As far as your logic goes...No sale!

It was an observation that there apparently has been no net increase in funds from the lottery to MA towns - if there was, there would be plenty of money to keep fi... [ More ]

Comment #10

SassyOhio — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:35:36 GMT

I think that it is to each there own if they dont want to have their paper advertising then so be it, But I totally agree about the Payout miss info. I mean I have played long enough now that I am very educated on all there crap but in the beginning I had NO CLUE that once you got a pay out that it would then be taxed again! I learned that over time as well as the rest! But I really think that its just stupid that they dont advertise per state what the ACTUALLY CHECK is going to be, most part th... [ More ]

Comment #9

dvdiva — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:10:58 GMT

If he were protesting the prize levels and the inflated annuities then that would be one thing but he's protesting the lottery in general. He's saying the lottery is a scam, everything from pick 3 to Powerball is a scam. Even tax-free cash games like Euromillions would be a scam to him.

Comment #8

tg636 — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:50:06 GMT

It was an observation that there apparently has been no net increase in funds from the lottery to MA towns - if there was, there would be plenty of money to keep fire stations open. The fact that towns could afford to keep them open in 1970 before the lottery started but can't now even with additional funding from the lottery shows that the something is wrong with the system of taxes and/or the lottery. The reasons behind it can be investigated and debated but the facts can't be denied.... [ More ]

Comment #7

Uff Da! — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:40:15 GMT

with whitmansm2. I think it is great when a small, independent paper takes a stand, whether I happen to agree with them or not. And I think it was a good PR move for the little paper to get some free publicity, especially since the NC Lottery had no intention of advertising in print media anyway.

Comment #6

NCPicks — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:52:35 GMT

Wow,what an easy way to solve that problem....just close down the Mass lottery then no houses would burn down because there'd be plenty of money for all the fire stations anybody would need.As far as your logic goes...No sale

Comment #5

tg636 — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:37:20 GMT

This is why I like independently owned papers - they can have a curmudgeon owner like him who sticks to his or her guns. No corporate blandness in that paper.

I buy lottery tickets, I want to be super mega filthy rich like everyone else, but at the same time I have mixed feelings about the ethics of states who are supposed to be protecting all its citizens yet knowingly take in a higher percentage of lottery dollars per annual income from the poor and desperate. One can honestly have the vi... [ More ]

Comment #4

whitmansm2 — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:32:50 GMT

I think it's great! He's going against the grain. If his readers don't want advertisements...he doesn't give it to them. It's not like they'll never hear about it.

I think they (all media) should start showing what the ACTUAL cash payout would be. The advertised cash payout right now is $63.8 mil. BS!!! Here in KS, the cash payout is $44.6!! BIG difference if you ask me! (that's minus taxes of course.)

I think EVERY newspaper should be like this guy. If you aren't going to be hone... [ More ]

Comment #3

dvdiva — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:10:56 GMT

No kidding. Wow the daily record of Dunn. I think we have several free papers in Seattle with way higher circulation. I think they would want to advertise somewhere that people would notice it.

Comment #2

NCPicks — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:14:55 GMT

One might see the decline of advertising as a publicity stunt in and of itsself.What better way to get your small town paper noticed all over the state.There may even be some who order a subscription as a vote of brotherhood with the paper.No big deal,the paper's editor can choose to participate or not just like potential lottery players.

Comment #1

CASH Only — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:03:46 GMT

I say boycott this paper! Even if they publish the winning numbers.

BTW have you noticed Planned Parenthood is advertising on LP

Newspaper to decline advertising from N.C. Lottery Commission

Lottery Post — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:19:06 GMT

Days before North Carolina launches its lottery with scratch-off ticket sales, television and radio ads are being rolled out across the state. But the publisher of one small paper in eastern North Carolina says he's not going to be taking any lottery advertising.

A scam carried out by our state government is no less a scam, wrote Bart Adams, publisher and editor of The Daily Record of Dunn, in a column last week. And ads from the North Carolina Lottery Commission which will no doubt entice... [ More ]