Mass. state senator wants online lottery ticket sales

Comment #15

sully16 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:41:02 GMT

I third that, I like the raffles.

Comment #14

Nino224 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:01:16 GMT

There isn't a better place in te country to buy a scratch-off than the state of MA.

If I could get them online I'd have to go into therapy immediately, LOL

Comment #13

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:39:52 GMT

I second....

Comment #12

haymaker — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:39:36 GMT

in atlantic city i think there's 6 per city block LOL,but i'm wondering abt. the credit card thing,the c-store won't take C/C for lottery cause they only make 5 cents on the doller and a C/C takes abt.2 to 3 cents on the doller .not complaining i prefer cash for gambling.

Comment #11

faber98 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:26:05 GMT

no, we have a quota on patels in this state. only 6 per county allowed. i know convenience stores are few and far between in ridgerunners neighborhood but using a credit card to buy lottery tickets and then default on the credit card may be a little too tempting for the weak minded even in this state. i'm against the credit card companies period but watch the default rate rise to 25% if this is initiated.

Comment #10

JonnyBgood07 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:22:56 GMT

Todd ya hit it on the head... Freedom ..

between marijuana reform/legalization,guns and gambling(offshore or home).,I think former judge napolitano summed it up best when telling a news reporter who was worried about the kids pertaining to those issues.... The supreme court has adressed these same issues and has said you can't make something illegal for an adult just because it might be harmful for a child or else we'd all be living and acting like children

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Comment #9

haymaker — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:05:16 GMT

i think you mean business and other opportunites

Comment #8

rdgrnr — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:01:39 GMT

Are you afraid it'll take business away from the Patels

Comment #7

faber98 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:54:33 GMT

being a resident here do not see any need for this. plenty of places per capita for purchasing tickets around here. stores would get hurt as many rely on it as their main revenue source. no fan of frank but he does support on line gaming for some reason.. they had a telephone service for purchasing tickets but that bombed as they charged .99 for the call...

Comment #6

TnTicketlosers — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:35:07 GMT

Im with you Grovel.

Comment #5

Grovel — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:37:32 GMT

I hope they sell raffle tickets online. I would buy a few in a heart beat. If they let players from other states play anyway.

Comment #4

surimaribo24 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:26:49 GMT

finaly someone is pushing this to make it legal i hope it does workout. once one state does it the others will follow.

Comment #3

rdgrnr — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:18:50 GMT

Yeah, I don't get it with the Republicans on this issue.

Unless it's one of those catering to the Moral Majority issues they sometimes get carried away with.

Doesn't make sense.

Comment #2

Todd — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:09:56 GMT

Where are the Republicans on this? Republican is not be the same as Puritan . This issue is about FREEDOM -- freedom to choose how to spend your own money.

The straw man put forth that gambling addiction hurts people is a red herring. Alcoholics do a lot more damage, both to themselves and others, yet alcohol is freely available to any adult.

Comment #1

rdgrnr — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:52:02 GMT

I wish it was somebody besides Barney Frank pushing this idea. That guy makes my skin crawl. He puts the creep in creepazoid. He's the kinda guy you don't want touching you or being in close proximity to your food. Just seeing him or hearing his creepy, lispy voice brings on the gag reflex.

But I like the idea of legal online lottery sales, nationwide in fact.

Mass. state senator wants online lottery ticket sales

Lottery Post — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:25:00 GMT

A Beacon Hill push under way today to sell Massachusetts Lottery tickets online which backers say could boost cash-strapped state coffers by as much as $1 billion a year is getting strong support from an unlikely corner liberal icon U.S. Rep. Barney Frank.

I don't understand why liberals think they're supposed to tell people not to gamble, Frank told the Herald yesterday. They favor gay marriage, legalization of marijuana and sex-oriented literature, but not gambling. It's totally inconsiste... [ More ]