Tenn. lawmakers float ideas to improve lottery revenues

Comment #27

rdgrnr — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:58:24 GMT

Yes.

Put a bag over your head.

Comment #26

tiggs95 — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:58:13 GMT

Should tiggs use protection??...

Comment #25

rdgrnr — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:51:45 GMT

I hope she's reading this and knows how much she's loved in Kintucky.

Maybe she'll extend a couple tentacles up there and take over the whole shebang.

Comment #24

tiggs95 — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:50:21 GMT

tiggs sees the Tn computer drawat night and thinks that is so cute..Long live The Dragon Lady she rocks tiggs world...SWEET!!!!!...

Comment #23

TnTicketlosers — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:23:42 GMT

Very true,it's like all things now.Cheaper restraunts prices,gas,hotels,groceries,it dont matter what,,we will go for the cheaper priced.Until the lottery changes I will not budge........If truth was know all of Tennesseans feel the same way.

Comment #22

rdgrnr — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:12:08 GMT

Tennessee has been the backwater swamp of state lotteries since The Dragon Lady got here and took away our real ball drawings and jammed the fake computer drawings down our throats.

As long as she remains in charge and committed to fake computer drawings, nothing will ever change.

Comment #21

Stack47 — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:36:50 GMT

I really, really hope he's not talking about the Lottery Commision.

The TN lottery is still making a profit, but the scholarships fund where the profits go is spending more. Instead of balancing the fund, the Governor and legislators want the lottery to make higher profits. They get elected by making promises and when when they can't keep their promises, they blame someone else. The lottery was created on the promise the profits will give TN kids scholarships, but the demand for scholarships... [ More ]

Comment #20

Boney526 — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:00:51 GMT

It is an issue that we are spending more than we're bringing in, and we can't keep doing that in kicking the can down the road, he said.

- I really, really hope he's not talking about the Lottery Commision. I understand that government is inneffecient and whatnot, and like to spend money that they don't have, and even though I don't agree with that attitude towards govnernence, if the Lottery Commission is spending more than they're taking in, then there's a REAL problem there. Lottery... [ More ]

Comment #19

MADDOG10 — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:25:45 GMT

Wait till they find out they're up the crapper without a paddle, then maybe they'll do something about the draws and the Dragon Lady..

Oh well, crap don't float, so Rebbeca might be left with one Oar..

Comment #18

rdgrnr — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:00:12 GMT

If the states had to compete with each other they would have to improve their product and possibly lower prices. Things like $2 tickets would never happen.

That's why the government(s) always prefers a nice monopoly.

Competition is anathema to a monopoly.

Competition bad.

Monopoly good.

Comment #17

david1691 — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:46:53 GMT

I live in PA and I don't like the options we are given here for playing games. ALL state lotteries should give the people what they want.

I think we should have the option to play ANY state lottery in the US! They allow wagering on thoroughbred and harness racing in a lot of different states. We could place a bet on a track in NY, FL, CA, etc. Why not the lotteries

Comment #16

TnTicketlosers — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:27:49 GMT

And everytime there is an issue posted on the websight all Tennessee get is a bad rap.Nothing ever good comes out of the supporting players.

Comment #15

TNFirecracker — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:05:35 GMT

The only thing they SHOULD be advertising is the jackpots to get more people to play. GA lottery puts ads on Chattanooga radio announcing PB MM jackpots. TN should at least do the same - especially for TN Cash. Its getting up there where I'm close to buying a ticket.

Comment #14

temptustoo — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:16:59 GMT

Anyone who plays in Tennessee is throwing away their money.. I lived in Tennessee and have played all over the country.. Tennessee is crooked ... I would never waste another nickel in that state on the lottery...

Comment #13

TnTicketlosers — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:30:12 GMT

Oh yea another thing you could save some money if you would stop all the stupid Lottery commercials.That would be one way to save money.Give it to the players in the pick 3 and 4.I think who ever runs that office down there is has issues.

Comment #12

Littleoldlady — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:49:00 GMT

I don't know a single person with more money in their savings account than they spend in a year who considers themselves broke, he said.

He must not ever have any medical bills, car emergencies, emergency house repairs, kids,...I consider a year's worth of savings just enough to cover in case something goes wrong..technically, you are one emergency from being broke.

I don't think they have seen anything yet..losing 8% a year is nothing wait until it goes in the double digits which it will... [ More ]

Comment #11

TnTicketlosers — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:35:30 GMT

BINGO to Nashville Hey Yea.I agree with that.I go to Kentucky and Georgia to gamble,why not.I love that idea.Anything to bring down the lottery more.We can do donations from the bingo halls instead of the Lottery.Loving it.

Comment #10

spiderturd — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:37:32 GMT

need to bring bingo halls to tn, call up oklahoma get advice on how to run them so the criminals dont get involved stop punishing the people! i lived in oklahoma they know how to run bingo halls. this 2011 i think tn smart enough to have bingo halls and run them people want it so put a bill in let the people vote

Comment #9

maringoman — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:25:29 GMT

Cut back on the scholarship program? why don't they just legislate and bar all working class families from college education.

This makes China and India very happy as they will keep churning out those scientists that are fast dominating all science research companies.

If they think education is expensive, they should try ignorance like some smart person once said.

Comment #8

sully16 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:23:04 GMT

Yep, Give the players what they want.

Comment #7

joshuacloak — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:27:44 GMT

getting rid of cash 5, and replaceing it with a pack 6 game, that Has worst rollover amounts then cash 5, that had lower odds

it may only only started at 40k, but it went up 40k each draw mini, this thing starts at 200k cash, and only rolls 20k mini for like 1+ month, its not to its rolling into 2nd month that 20k starts to even go up a little

these people are idiots at profit making to max, best thing they have is powerball and mega millions are both playable just like ever other sta... [ More ]

Comment #6

TnTicketlosers — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:23:00 GMT

My turn....When you treat your supporting players a little better we will play...When you buy 8 $20.00 scratch offs and nothing is on them not even a free ticket time to do something.No I will not play anymore either.I did get them scanned by the clerk and they were at the end of the roll.Tennessee has got to do something for us for a change.I tell everyone not to play here,and will continue to do so.Come on down here and get me for running my mouth.We all know you see what is played before you

Comment #5

Littleoldlady — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:40:44 GMT

Also, TN is one of the few states that don't let their players play a combo play for .50 for 1/2 of the prize money. All combos cost a dollar...period. I don't play much there either. They messed up the cash 5 game by making it more like a powerball game and the prize structure sucks!! I don't play it either. Some idiot up there needs to learn that if the players are NOT winning, they won't play.

Comment #4

TNFirecracker — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:13:13 GMT

Thank you Ridge! I totally agree.

Too bad the TEL folks won't listen. When the computerized drawings were first announced, I emailed to ask them to reconsider. The canned response included the comment that the drawings were going to be more exciting this way. Really? For whom? How about increasing the prize payouts. How exciting is $100 more or less for 4+1 (out of 5+1)?

I only buy an occasional QP when the jokepot gets way up there.

They should NOT take money from the retailers, who do... [ More ]

Comment #3

louise black — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:34:14 GMT

Wow!! Rdgrnr I thought we had heard the last of the Dragon Lady. You telling me she still around you better be mindful of what you say.

Comment #2

CLETU$ — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:17:45 GMT

Get rid of Becky Hargrove for starters.Then go back to real ball drawings.

Comment #1

rdgrnr — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:00:19 GMT

I can't believe how stupid our RINO governor is!

Hey Governor!

Get Rid Of The Computers and Go Back to Real Ball Drawings and Tennesseans Will Stop Going to Neighboring States to Play the Lottery!

And Get Rid of The Dragon Lady (Hargrove)!

She's the One that Switched Us to Computers!

It ain't rocket science, we go to play where they have real ball drawings and better games!

WAKE UP!

Thank you and have a nice day.

Tenn. lawmakers float ideas to improve lottery revenues

Lottery Post — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:36:20 GMT

Tennessee state Senate minority leader is calling on fellow lawmakers to find ways to increase lottery revenues instead of cutting back on the scholarship program, while Gov. Bill Haslam has assigned his staff to consider a broad range of options for stabilizing the game's finances.

Jim Kyle, D-Memphis, said in a letter released Wednesday that while the Tennessee Higher Education Commission estimates that the lottery will deplete its sizable reserves by 2024, it also says annual losses could... [ More ]