Texas Lottery takes step toward selling Powerball

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mylollipop — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:58:32 GMT

Just wonderful. I think that the comment about choosing lump sum above is right on target. It would be nice to have a National Lottery! WHEN will it come

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JimmySand9 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:39:45 GMT

Lotto Texas can survive, Texas is certainly big enough to have enough people playing an in-state jackpot game. But they will have to make big changes. First, and most obviously, they would need to move the drawings to Monday and Thursday. Sure that's when Texas Two Step is played, but they could move that too, and it's enough of a niche game they could move it to one of the days MM or PB is drawn, if not expanding it to daily drawings. Second, and most importantly, they will need to lower the ma... [ More ]

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rcbbuckeye — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:59:48 GMT

I'm already thinking ahead about playing PB. I usually play $2 on each jackpot game now, so another $2 isn't going to break me. Looking forward to it coming....no more trips to OK.

On a side note, I had to laugh at Dawn Nettles. Her whole thing is to complain about the Tx Lottery Comm. To her they never do anything right.

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diamondpalace — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:57:34 GMT

It's a win-win sitiuation, let Powerball come to TX! I want to try my new toy.

Texas Lottery takes step toward selling Powerball

Lottery Post — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:30:32 GMT

The Texas Lottery Commission took a step Tuesday toward expanding state gambling options to include Powerball, with a chance for the first ticket to be sold here Jan. 31.

I think we would be remiss in at least not stepping out there and trying it. If we see it doesn't work, we can certainly pull back out, said Chairwoman Mary Ann Williamson before the commission unanimously voted to publish proposed game rules for public comment.

If the panel gives final approval to the rules early next y... [ More ]