Nevada lawmakers discuss lottery

Comment #17

sully16 — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:32:11 GMT

YEP, Thats why we need term limits,

Serving in Congress is an Honor not a career.

The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators;

serve your Term then go back home to work .

TED NUGENT

Comment #16

fxsterling — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:17:46 GMT

Mississippi is controlled pre the gaming lobbist

Comment #15

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:36:59 GMT

LOL....me too nelliemarie.....

Comment #14

nelliemarie — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:13:27 GMT

i wish oklahoma would create a state lottery

Comment #13

eddessaknight — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:41:46 GMT

Totally agree w/Rdgrnr

The casinos which own operate the state in their own best intererts, feel that. especially in this down turn economy, that every dollar spent on the lottery would subtract frown from the Mega Million slots etc in short it's old boyz home ground they won't permit any outside competion to muscle in= where they have the monoply onthe lisence to steal

ddessaKnight

Comment #12

rdgrnr — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:08:23 GMT

... I see nothing wrong with Americans taking a piece of the action from foreign interest.

I agree completely. I just wanted to establish motive lest anybody be hoodwinked that it had anything to do with the will of the people.

Your second assertion is also spot on. The Big Money (casinos) and Unions run the show. The only way to beat them is in the voting booth. The Big Money and the Unions demonstrated in the last election however, that they can take on and prevail over any comers

Comment #11

Stack47 — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:50:09 GMT

I'm not pro or con Harry Reid but I see nothing wrong with Americans taking a piece of the action from foreign interest.

I doubt there will ever be lottery in Nevada as long as the casinos and unions keep him in power.

I'd assume the casinos and unions have control over most the politicians in Nevada so if they don't want a lottery, whomever they helped get elected to an office will be against it.

Comment #10

rdgrnr — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:24:27 GMT

I agree but it's hard to counter deeply inbedded and well funded corruption like they have there.

Money talks and it talks very loudly and convincingly to state and local politicians and mind-numbed union robots whose only concern is their bottom line.

Slippery Harry is a major league crook but still just a spoke in the wheel of corruption inherent in that state.

If Big Money doesn't want petitions to change things, they won't.

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Comment #9

oh438 — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:59:00 GMT

I understand your not a fan of Reid's. OK but this is a state issue not a Federal issue. Reid's Senator at the federal level not state. If the people of Nevada wants a lottery get the the petitions signs and put it up for a state vote. let the people decide.

Comment #8

rdgrnr — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:55:00 GMT

The internet gambling bill was just to help his masters in the casinos and unions put the offshore guys out of business and rake in more for themselves.

Harry (girly voice) Reid will never allow lottery in Nevada if he is in a position to stop it.

That leopard won't be changing his spots anytime soon.

I doubt there will ever be lottery in Nevada as long as the casinos and unions keep him in power.

Comment #7

Stack47 — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:27:43 GMT

I don't know how much clout Reid has over the Nevada state legislation but he did sponsor a Federal Internet gaming bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow millions of Americans to play poker online.

If the people of Nevada want a lottery, they should put a lottery incentive on their state ballot just like Arkansas recently did and many other states did in the past. If it wins they have a lottery and if it loses on a close vote, they can try again in a couple of years.

Comment #6

joshuacloak — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:07:40 GMT

ask your self this nevada, does only having a store sell fresh meat/sea food and fruit bring in money?

no more choice Does, start selling candy, start selling pasta, etc, these bloody idiots of the nevada law makers, may as wear Nascar suits and caps with the ALL the gaming casinos logo's on them

maybe 1 day, one of the 7 holdout states without a lottery will Come around to it, but i doubt it be Nevada first

Comment #5

Stack47 — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:05:08 GMT

An effect of a state lottery on casinos would be felt more by a city like Mesquite, Nevada that could benefit by a lottery because it's only 30 miles from Utah where there is no lottery. For the casino towns that border California and Arizona there should no effect. I doubt there would be a significant increase in revenues as I doubt there would be a significant decline in revenues in Vegas or Reno casinos.

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Comment #4

JWBlue — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:29:02 GMT

The question is, Would a lottery significantly take away revenue from the state's casinos. .

I am not sure it would significantly reduce revenue from the cansinos. When people play the state lottery games, my guess is they spend maybe $5 a week. Would that reduce the amount of money a person gambles in a casino.

I don't know.

Comment #3

TnTicketlosers — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:25:42 GMT

He always does.Ridge for PRESIDENT......Ridge for CEO of TN Lottery.

Comment #2

boise — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:23:05 GMT

Rdgrnr,u must be a Carpenter u hit the nail right on the head.

Comment #1

rdgrnr — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:59:39 GMT

If I know Harry (the weasel) Reid, he will find a way to put the kibosh on any state lottery somehow if his fatcat casino owner friends and union bosses are against it. They've made him a multi-millionaire and he's their little dancing monkey.

When the head nods in Vegas, the tail wags in Washington.

Dingy Harry's bought and paid for.

Nevada lawmakers discuss lottery

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