Once again, no lottery for Wyoming

Comment #11

GamerMom — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:47:09 GMT

sounds like Alabama. We can't get a lottery here for anything and we still have a tax on food

Comment #10

DC81 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:37:57 GMT

Yeah because the DNC is all innocent, law abiding, non-election tampering saints with no morality police who want to shove their beliefs on others. Seriously, save it for your blog or whatever.

Comment #9

DC81 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:33:14 GMT

Panama is a tourist destination is it not? No one wants to go to Wyoming, it's also the least populated state in the country with barely 500,000 people, so hardly anyone wants to live there either.

Comment #8

computerhead723 — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:22:38 GMT

yes if the republicans will allow its population to decide what they want and the not the RNC;

ELECTIONS ARE THE KEY ....BUT WATCH OUT THEY CHEAT LIKE HELL .......OBAMA NEEDED LAWYERS IN 50 STATES TO KEEP THEM HONEST ....

Comment #7

Littleoldlady — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:42:38 GMT

They need to put it on the ballot and let the people decide. As for poor people emptying their pockets..I think somewhere I read that the average person who plays the lottery makes about 30 grand a year and has some college education. I wouldn't call that very poor.

Comment #6

MillionsWanted — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:28:03 GMT

I think it's a myth that poor people empty their pockets to play the lottery. But you will find gambling addicts in all parts of the society.

Comment #5

ronki — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:54:52 GMT

whats hurting the people are dopes like Allen Jaggi

Comment #4

diamondpalace — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:57:50 GMT

I feel for the people in Wyoming. Perhaps in the future the next generation officials don't forget where they came from, and their role in society is to help the little people.

Comment #3

Kaptainess — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:36:33 GMT

Mmmmm..... See what I have been talking about all along? Those jokers that rule us in government do not have a clue.

It should have been put on the ballot for voting by the people. I have lost all respect for elected officials. They commit crimes, cheat, steal, and do whatever they want. When it comes to us having freedom to do what we want legally, they say no.

Right now there is a elected official, Fumo that is on trial, he stole from his foundation and the government. Gave a car to hi... [ More ]

Comment #2

pumpi76 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:38:15 GMT

Did i hear right? did they just said, 11 million dollars that lottery will raise? I don't understand Panama dude Panama a third world country or whater it is raises 550 million dollars a year and a state 3 times the size of Panama only raises 11 million? What's the population of that state 10,000? Panama casinos alone raise 600 million each year...

Comment #1

chasingadream — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:23:30 GMT

This statement here Come on, people, he said. Let's quit telling our people they can get something for nothing. shows that this guy is about as close minded as the Bush fool that wouldn't let Powerball in Florida. Now that Powerball is in Florida and doing exceptionally well I wonder did he ever regret not letting in sooner

So sad to see people being kept from having a lottery by state officials that can't see past their own benefit. I think they should let the people vote on it and see what... [ More ]

Once again, no lottery for Wyoming

Lottery Post — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:37:00 GMT

The Wyoming House has defeated legislation that would have created a state lottery and allowed Wyoming to take part in the Powerball lottery.

The House voted 35-25 against the bill Monday.

Proponents said the lottery would have raised $11 million a year for the Hathaway Scholarship program. The scholarship is awarded to Wyoming students who attend the University of Wyoming or any of the state's community colleges.

Rep. Allen Jaggi, R-Lyman, opposed the bill. Jaggi questioned whether the... [ More ]