Expect N.C. lottery changes to affirm education spending

Comment #11

CASH Only — Wed, 03 May 2006 14:38:18 GMT

NY Rotto is like a shell game in that you get ripped off

Comment #10

JAP69 — Wed, 03 May 2006 01:08:32 GMT

"shell game?"

a shell game is where someone shuffles one peanut around under one shell where there are three shells shuffled. You get to guess what shell after they are shuffled.

An old county fair game.

Comment #9

Tenaj — Wed, 03 May 2006 00:53:51 GMT

You'll right everyone have seen that but hell I thought it was called the hand is quicker than the eye game. I can see that game referenced as a corrupt game politicians play.

Comment #8

dvdiva — Wed, 03 May 2006 00:47:30 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_game

Everyone has seen this.

Comment #7

Tenaj — Wed, 03 May 2006 00:41:03 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by JAP69 on May 2, 2006 Gov. Mike Easley and legislative leaders have insisted that the lottery profits will be added to the state's education budget, rather than replacing money that can be used in other agencies.

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And the education funding in the regular state budget will be decreased and those funds put somewhere else as lottery revenue for education increases.

A shell game

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Comment #6

JAP69 — Wed, 03 May 2006 00:18:30 GMT

Gov. Mike Easley and legislative leaders have insisted that the lottery profits will be added to the state's education budget, rather than replacing money that can be used in other agencies.

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And the education funding in the regular state budget will be decreased and those funds put somewhere else as lottery revenue for education increases.

A shell game

Comment #5

Tenaj — Wed, 03 May 2006 00:10:25 GMT

Here we go again. It's beginning to be funny.

Comment #4

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 02 May 2006 11:35:18 GMT

you got the wrong impression of me NCPicks.i am far from negative...

Comment #3

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 02 May 2006 11:34:15 GMT

lighten up? you lighten up,lol

Comment #2

NCPicks — Mon, 01 May 2006 13:42:25 GMT

lighten up guy.You don't want people thinking you're always negative do you

Comment #1

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 01 May 2006 11:28:21 GMT

they are very stingy with payouts.......

Expect N.C. lottery changes to affirm education spending

Lottery Post — Mon, 01 May 2006 11:20:03 GMT

When the North Carolina General Assembly returns for session next week, lawmakers won't have to answer the question they've been asked to speculate on for years: Will the lottery finally pass?

It finally did last August.

The North Carolina Education Lottery began selling its first scratch-off tickets March 30. Sales had surpassed $100 million by late Friday and should soar when the multistate Powerball gets under way at the end of May.

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