Party leader wants to repeal Okla. Lottery

Comment #13

Rick G — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:44:07 GMT

It's hard to figure how any endeavor with a built-in profit of 50% can't make enough money on it to justify its existence.

Comment #12

okmarc — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:42:12 GMT

The Republicans fought against the lottery from the beginning, and I imagine they were surprised and unhappy when the people voted it in by a healthy margin back in 2004.

I think the lottery has done quite well, raising over $100 million for education in a little over a year.

Comment #11

tnlotto1 — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:29:56 GMT

they cant be telling the entire story of why they really want to get rid of the lottery because oklahoma had a powerball winner in june so im sure that helped to encourage more people to play and increase revenue

Comment #10

dvdiva — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:07:07 GMT

The escalating costs must be political contributions from tribal casino's to dump the lottery.

Comment #9

MADDOG10 — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:11:18 GMT

Sounds as though Daxson needs some management himself.

What a jack-a**, and he's a republican??????

He needs to be repealed....

Comment #8

johnph77 — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:22:00 GMT

What was the source of funding for education before the lottery was instituted? Is that the system to which the taxpayers would prefer to return?

All this hoorah about funding education from lottery income is BS. Prior to the lottery, education was funded from the states' general fund. Were your state taxes reduced after the inception of the lottery due to the reduced requirements needed for education? Not likely. Those funds were diverted to other spending allocations. Kill the lottery and t... [ More ]

Comment #7

orangeman — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:22:07 GMT

The lottery has always been a lousy way to pay for education needs because the revenues are not steady and dependable. In other words, such revenues can't be used for teacher salaries, only for one-time capital expenditures like buildings, computers, etc.

The public has the right to play or not play the games depending upon their own self-interest. Make the games fair and the prizes appealing and people will play more often. It is basic capitalism at its best.

Of course the average soc... [ More ]

Comment #6

pumpi76 — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:45:56 GMT

They say that each state has its own lottery personality, meaning each state has its unique lotto structure...

But i don't think so because all state almost look alike when it comes to lotto...

Laura Simpson from Navy Federal Credit Union in Great Lakes, Illinois deserves to be rich.... She is so rare...

Comment #5

pumpi76 — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:33:05 GMT

The people of Oklahoma are slow...I think Oklahoma's pick5 has better payouts than any pick5 in the USA...the 25K are taxed paid , the 4of 5 pays 500 dollars and the 3 of 5 pays 10 dollars and 2of 5 pays a free ticket (wish it could be of your own choice and not a quick pick, which i think it is) ...I just hope they keep it like that and do not increase the matrix...HOw can a lottery like that result in low revenue? i do not get it....I do not know i think it may be that OK has a small populat... [ More ]

Comment #4

Tnplayer805 — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:30:31 GMT

Gaming is causing social problems? I don't think the lottery has anything to do with that. Even if they didn't have a lottery they have tribal casinos. Seems like that would cause more problems than a state lottery would.

Maybe OK isn't doing so well because of the marketing structure. To me the OK lottery seems fairly disorganized. Just my opinion.

Comment #3

DoubleDown — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:09:31 GMT

Sounds more like mismanagement to me. I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but seems to me the house always wins ?? ... What they do with their winnings needs to be investigated.

DD

Comment #2

OldSchoolPa — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:07:41 GMT

Life itself presents problems that need to be solved; just because you have problems in life doesn't mean that one should stop living as a way to solve the problems in life. I apply the same reasoning to gaming and the lottery; just because there are some problems with people not controlling their playing doesn't mean they should do away with the lottery and gaming all together. Being from Oklahoma, I can say that the revenue generated from gaming has been a godsend for the Native American tri... [ More ]

Comment #1

Atomic Dog — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:55:39 GMT

Daxon also says an increase in gaming in the state has led to a variety of social problems.

Ok ..... any specifics?

Maybe he's referring to folks buying lottery tickets on Sunday. You know, you aren't suppose to buy lottery tickets on Sunday! HEHEHE!!

Share your thoughts.

Party leader wants to repeal Okla. Lottery

Lottery Post — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:06:00 GMT

The head of Oklahoma's Republican Party, citing lower-than-expected revenue and escalating social costs, is calling for repeal of the Oklahoma Lottery.

Only 18 months after the first lottery ticket was sold in the state, state Republican Party chairman Tom Daxon says the lottery, approved with 64 percent of the vote in a statewide referendum in November 2004, has not worked out as the voters were led to believe.

Democratic Governor Brad Henry supported a statewide lottery as a way to rais... [ More ]