Businesses near Nevada border popular for lottery players

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PrisonerSix — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:14:12 GMT

That was an interesting story. For a while, one of the most successful stores in the Louisiana lottery was in Vinton, Louisiana, which is a small town less than 10 miles from the Texas border. Texas has a lottery now so I'm sure that is no longer the case since Texas has a lottery that offers both MegaMillions and Powerball. It wouldn't surprise me if people from Louisiana now cross over to Texas to play MegaMillions when it gets to the level Powerball is at now.

I also remember how when S... [ More ]

Comment #13

drhymes74 — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:15:54 GMT

The ACNJ casinos care about lost sales....not to the lottery but to the casinos popping up in surrounding states.

Comment #12

rdgrnr — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:03:57 GMT

Most people go all the way around Kentucky and go north through Virginia or Missouri so they don't have to deal with that whole mess up there, too much of a hassle. Nobody can understand what you mutants are saying anyway. What do you call that mush-mouth gibberish

Comment #11

eddessaknight — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:11:32 GMT

Grovel, You have it, in short in Nevada the casinos control the whole kit kabuddle!

The biggest grossing lotto store for the entire State of California is in Jean, a border store which is owned by Teribbles Casino which is opposed to any Nevada Sate Lottery.

EddessaKnight

Comment #10

tiggs95 — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:01:17 GMT

Who drives in Tn??..That is the state for losers..tiggs ever sees anybody from Tn driving in Ky they are H I S T O R Y!!!..Dig?..

Comment #9

rdgrnr — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:17:38 GMT

They should make the whole state dry.

People in Kentucky are goofy enough without lettin em get all likkered up.

Comment #8

KY Floyd — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:27:38 GMT

One can argue that the article is not about jackpots but about stateline border stores selling lottery

That's very clearly what the story is about. It's not available at home so when people want it they head to the nearest place where it is available. This is no different than being on a back road in the middle of nowhere, northern Tennessee and coming around the bend to see a huge store that does great business because the far end of the bend in the road is the state line where you cross in... [ More ]

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Hermanus104 — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:30:52 GMT

That's what I figured. I don't know if the lottery sales hurt casino sales in Jersey, or if the casinos care that much.

Comment #6

BaristaExpress — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:15:39 GMT

Sorry, they have too had a jackpot hit there at Rose's! It was back in 1996 (I think) for around 15 million dollars (yeah I said million, not millions). I used to go to that place when I lived in Las Vegas (lived there from 94 to 2001) to play the Powerball. The people who worked there complained about the person who won. Because they used to come in and spend around $50.00 dollars on PB tickets weekly (before there win) and then when they hit the big one and they came in to purchase PB tickets... [ More ]

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maringoman — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:10:22 GMT

Notice that there is no mention of a jackpot ever being hit on those two stores. One can argue that the article is not about jackpots but about stateline border stores selling lottery but I'm positive if somebody had ever hit a jp they would have more than mentioned it. I'm really beginning to question this lottery thing. We'll see

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Grovel — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:35:38 GMT

They are scared that the lottery would hurt the casino sales.

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rdgrnr — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:28:36 GMT

Great story. Brings back memories of when I lived out there for 4 years. We used to go to a little town called Oatman in that general area of the state. It's in the middle of nowhere in the desert and maintains a lot of the old west feel to it.

It's claim to fame is the mules. They are the descendants of the old prospectors' mules that were turned loose when the gold mines petered out back in the wild west days. They roam freely through the town and are fed by the locals and tourists alike. E... [ More ]

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Hermanus104 — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:15:18 GMT

I am not surprised, since Nevada does not have a state lottery.

On the other hand, with Vegas and all the casinos, I am surprised Nevada does not have a state lottery. New Jersey has a big casino and one of the oldest state lotteries in the country - as far as I know they were the first state to have a daily numbers game (started 5/22/75). Why can't Nevada

Comment #1

sully16 — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:18:13 GMT

When we visit Arizona we'll be sure to buy some lottery tickets.

Businesses near Nevada border popular for lottery players

Lottery Post — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:09:15 GMT

For those heading toward Nevada on this lonely stretch of U.S. Highway 93, Rosie's at the Boulder Inn Cafe is the last chance to gamble in Arizona.

For those in Las Vegas, meanwhile, this 77-year-old former truck stop is the closest place to play the Arizona Lottery.

When the Powerball jackpot spikes, people flood to Rosie's over Hoover Dam, 35 miles to the north, said general manager Brad Larsen, whose mother is the cafe's namesake.

It doesn't even get busy until $100 million, he said... [ More ]