Nevada panel passes lottery proposal

Comment #15

johnph77 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:11:24 GMT

Before too much time is wasted in responses, this is only a committee vote. The resolution has yet to reach the floor of the Legislature, and it has to be passed by both houses twice before it reaches the voters.

Not much chance of that happening, given the current political lineup.

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Comment #14

pumpi76 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:58:57 GMT

I definately agree...And what they should definately not put is a game like Ma's Number game....But a state without pick3/pick4, i don't know of a state like that...I always felt they should eliminate pick3/pick4, because is a really strong sucker and it encourages players to gamble (unless they were putting it easier but that will never happen)....Also i find a big disadvantage on having a powerball: the states with the most population will have better chances of winning the PowerBall/MM jackpo... [ More ]

Comment #13

rdc137 — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:47:18 GMT

Completely disagree. Nevada needs Powerball to make its lottery viable. Nevada Lotto = Florida Lotto? I doubt that'd fly considering the population of the state alone. I also doubt the tourists will pay much attention to a lottery there anyway, because that's not why they are there. However, Californians and Utans (is that what they're called?) will come to Nevada to play Powerball. Remember, the casinos run the Nevada Numbers game and putting something in direct competition to that is probably... [ More ]

Comment #12

LckyLary — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:15:50 GMT

For Nevada to join Powerball (or Mega) (if they do) in and of itself, won't make a big difference other than sometimes the winner will be from Nevada. You'd have more money added but more sets of numbers in play but it would approximately balance out... but jackpots would be won slightly more often making it harder to get to the really big levels and that might cause Powerball (or Mega) to add more numbers, and I'd rather they left the matrix alone so that the overall odds stayed the same (espec... [ More ]

Comment #11

dvdiva — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:44:11 GMT

I think the casinos would object more to the pick 3/4 than Powerball. Slots make the most money for casino's and almost all large casino's have keno. There really are no jackpot type games other than the Megabucks slots.

Comment #10

pumpi76 — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:15:14 GMT

I believe, adding lottery to Nevada will not take profits from the casinos...But what Nevada needs to do is Not join Powerball/MegaMillions...It nees to have its own lotto like Florida an Texas....An I wish they will listen to me...They shoul not have a lottery like WVa Cash25, Texas's Two steps or Ky's CashBall for this games will indee take players away from the casinos...They do not need and should not have a regular pick5....The perfect pick5 game for Nevada is Fla's MegaMoney, an it shoul... [ More ]

Comment #9

JimmySand9 — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:36:38 GMT

This is a good idea...if the minimum purchase age turns out to be 18. If not I hope it gets voted down, Nevada's young adults don't need another slap in the face, especially in a time of war.

Comment #8

Badger — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:32:50 GMT

I don't get it. Nevada doesn't even have that many people in terms of population. Therefore they don't have a glut of students. Now they already get millions and millions from the casinos in tax.

So Nevada doesn't need hundreds of millions for education, and they already get hundreds of millions from the casiinos.

What are they doing with all that money that they suddenly feel they need to start a lottery? If they raised the tax on the casinos instead by one-half a percent, they'd have th... [ More ]

Comment #7

rdc137 — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:06:25 GMT

If Nevada is creating a lottery it would be in their best interests to join the Powerball group. To be honest, I don't know if there would really be a point to them selling any games beyond the 4 multi-state Powerball family of games (other than perhaps a Pick 3 and 4 game). Maybe they could even sell the 3 state Win for Life game.

Don't forget about the Nevada Numbers games sold in the Keno rooms at various casinos. If that were more widely available perhaps Nevada wouldn't need to be going... [ More ]

Comment #6

Coin Toss — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:42:01 GMT

Read the OP. One of the politicians said he hears lottery wherever he goes. The marketing is coming from the people who want to play.

As for the casino moguls (which are no longer individuals but corporations) paying out the ying yang for taxes to support the education system there, going by that Nevada should have the best schools, the best of everything.

The gambling profits, and the room tax, and the landing tax (which are part of the price of a plane ticket) should indeed be suppo... [ More ]

Comment #5

TheGameGrl — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:05:07 GMT

The casino moguls are the ones that also PAY out the ying yang for taxes that DO go to support the education system there. Nevada is unique in how it gains revenue, most of it does come from the gaming industry. Adding a Lottery system means having to hire an outside source to run the game ( revenue loss at startup) having to market it ( revenue loss) and having folks find interest in it should it pass legislation.

I am neither for or against this proposal . What does need to be considered

Comment #4

LckyLary — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:25:58 GMT

Nevada already has Las Vegas, so big deal. There's not much else to do there. Anyway finally you can go at least a few days or more without seeing yet another story about how NC just put a lottery terminal in the Quickie Mart in some town you never heard of...hopefully if NV gets its Lottery the only time you'll hear about it is if someone wins a jackpot or steals something there. And hopefully NV isn't joining PB or MM and thus causing either to add YET MORE # $!%* balls to make it that much ha... [ More ]

Comment #3

noahproblem — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 11:12:09 GMT

It's a good thing for those legislators that passed this proposal that it's 2007 and not 1967 (or so) - more than a few of them would probably be moving (rather involuntarily. I'm afraid) into new underground apartments in the nearby desert...

Comment #2

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:07:09 GMT

the casinos will not let this happen.they don't want those millions going somewhere else.

Comment #1

Coin Toss — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:52:34 GMT

Isn't there a better way of generating revenue than targeting the poor? he asked.

Eagle Forum President Janine Hansen said a lottery would lead to more gambling addiction and the dissolution of families.

Lets' see, targeting the poor, leading to more gambling addiction.

Video poker had been called electronic morphine .

Nevada's paranoia about a lottery is ridiculous. It just tranlates into the greed of the casino owners, they want it all.

Nevada panel passes lottery proposal

Lottery Post — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:42:02 GMT

Over the opposition of two major gaming corporations, an Assembly committee voted 8-5 Thursday to let voters decide whether to legalize a state lottery.

All Democrats on the Assembly Constitutional Amendments Committee backed Assembly Joint Resolution 5, while all five Republicans opposed it.

Passage of the resolution in the committee is the first step in a long process before Nevada would join 42 other states in having a state lottery. The measure needs approval by both houses of the Legi... [ More ]