Texas House votes to abolish state lottery

Comment #37

jamella724 — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:39:36 GMT

I wonder what is their alternative if they are going to abolish lottery in their state. They will definitely loss a huge amount of revenue and other states are going to benefit from it.

Comment #36

PrisonerSix — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:54:23 GMT

If they get rid of the lottery, they can just do what they did before, come to Louisiana to play. When the Louisiana Lottery first started, one of the top grossing stores was in a small town 6 miles from the Texas border.

They can also check out our casinos too

Comment #35

rdgrnr — Wed, 01 May 2013 01:03:15 GMT

I lurrrrrv that brisket...

Comment #34

mic444 — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:10:10 GMT

a perfect example of a group of politicians wealthy out of touch and ignorant catering to false witness religions who think god condemns the public for their faith--saint michael may wipe each and everyone with their own selfish works and let god sort out the cons. hes alreay here and he believes in freedom...not ignorance and selfishness.....leaders who con get their way..they also con their way out of heaven..so you can guess the rest.

Comment #33

Piaceri — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:54:18 GMT

Chicken Fried Steak. You forgot Chicken Fried Steak. With cream gravy and mashed tators. And BBQ. Beef brisket, smoked slow over open pit and served on butcher paper with a link of sausage and a side of cole slaw.

Oh, and don't forget a thriving economy, affordable housing (except Austin where we store the liberals), and jobs. Lots of jobs.

Comment #32

RedStang — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:13:11 GMT

The only thing good in texas is... Texas Toast.

Comment #31

SergeM — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:12:51 GMT

Hey, maybe you get more casinos instead! Those are psychologically more addictive and good income for the state of Texas without any obligation to loose money to schools or charity

Comment #30

mic444 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:08:23 GMT

most police, judges, legislators are straight, completely ignorant of reality..since they dont party use herb or psychedelics they have no clue what open mindedness or kindness is...they are cold do their job wether it condemns an innocent person or not.....they use the word god and country to abuse their position all lead by satan to harm mankind.....the day they see the truth is the day the take back their sin....(doenst happen-the works they do will condemn them from their own hearts....ha ha... [ More ]

Comment #29

mic444 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:04:11 GMT

he hates bush because hes one of those ignorant voters that think his freedom is worth his rediculous mouth..bet he doesnt have a job bet he wets his bed bet him mommy cant stand him...h ha ha ha what a looser.

Comment #28

mic444 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:00:54 GMT

rich pompus christian wantabee come along and instead of being a fruitful good leader they mistake their power for idiot personal agendas...not knowing the of all the usa the texas lottery is of the most sucessful, rivaling the ancient lotteries that built the great wall or the colosium...but instead of funding schools(here in california they claim billions for schools and here in sacramento there have been over 30 school closings in the last 2 years or so)...and the ca lotto is of the worst....... [ More ]

Comment #27

rdgrnr — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:50:17 GMT

Tennessee had a similar situation, albeit not regarding lottery but cigarettes.

When Tennessee had a governor from the party on the Left, he had Tennessee State Troopers assigned to parking lots in neighboring states' cigarette outlets to count how many cartons of cigarettes people with Tennessee tags were coming out with.

If they had more than two cartons, the Trooper would radio ahead and the vehicle would be stopped and searched and the driver ticketed for having more than 2 cartons and... [ More ]

Comment #26

RJOh — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:22:58 GMT

I remembered reading about that incident here at LP but couldn't find it when I did a search. Apparently a local sheriff got carried away and interpreted the law in his own way.

It doesn't matters now that Texas has changed its decision to do away with that potential money maker.

Comment #25

rdgrnr — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:40:44 GMT

Not that some parts of the North don't have a long history of violating people's Constitutional Rights.

Can ya say 2nd Amendment?

Thanks, I knew ya could

Comment #24

KY Floyd — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:16:47 GMT

Not that some parts of the south don't have a long history of violating people's constitutional rights, but that sounds like an urban legend. Do you have a cite for real info

Comment #23

helpmewin — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:14:44 GMT

it's nice to visit: you need a basement from them tornado's

Comment #22

LottoBoner — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:59:29 GMT

I repent! I repent!

Texas is great!

The stars at night are big and bright! Deep in the heart of texas

Comment #21

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:46:52 GMT

Maddog was only partially correct. Boner is lip synching, but not Dems, just his a..hole.

At least we don't have politicians telling people they can't drink too much soda.

Comment #20

Piaceri — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:35:00 GMT

Don't bother. Texas never wins the big stuff.

Comment #19

LottoBoner — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:32:08 GMT

I am Christian and kooky and proud!

Of course I am concerned.

It is my business because I was going to visit TEXAS to play the lottery

Comment #18

Piaceri — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:27:28 GMT

So, you admit you are a kook. Good. Glad to know that.

Are you as concerned about the dead people during Obama's administration?

And what business is it of yours what Texas does or doesn't do? You think you know things, but you have no clue. All your lies come right out of the liberal playbook. You can keep your big-brother nanny-state bloated overpaid over regulating government up there in NYC. We do just fine down here without all that BS.

Comment #17

LottoBoner — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:18:46 GMT

I will be over GWB when we can bring dead people back to life.

I am not sure about this vote though.

Does it mean that A+ users now will have to move to more liberal states

Comment #16

LottoBoner — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:17:54 GMT

You think Lottery is evil?

Maybe, we need somebody new to run the challenge?

I dont believe in party politics, or the military industrial complex, or religious fervor.

Besides I dont smoke glue, I prefer whippets.

I can be as sure of my accusations as you can be, without actually busting out my magnum P.I. flower shirt.

You think the politicians of texas came to their senses? Is that what you think of the trans texas corridor

Comment #15

Piaceri — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:16:02 GMT

Wow, someone cut off LottoBoner's kool-aid. Holy cow I haven't heard such load of BS in years. I thought the kooks were over GW.

I had heard the anti-lottery folks would make a big push against the lottery during sunset review. I can't believe they actually voted it out, and then voted it back in. Well, on second thought, maybe I can. When you have a parttime legislature that meets only every other year, crazy stuff happens. It's always entertaining to say the least.

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Comment #14

MadGeniusDude — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:04:30 GMT

This sucks on ice.

Comment #13

redhot7 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:57:02 GMT

Haven't we learned that Prohibition didn't work

Comment #12

MADDOG10 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:23:58 GMT

You remind of some of the Democrats I know who are smoking glue. I didn't know you were a squeaky clean and were better than anyone else by your comments Boner. Are you sure of your accusations, or are you just lip syncing the Demos?

What you need to do is clean up your own backyard, before trying to tell everyone else what anyone else did by your assumptions. Your post isn't even remotely funny.

I'm glad the politicians of Texas finally came to their senses. I was beginning to think they... [ More ]

Comment #11

VenomV12 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:15:03 GMT

What the hell, who votes for something and then comes right back and votes against it the same day? Clearly some palms were greased during the interim.

Comment #10

LottoBoner — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:48:23 GMT

Texas sucks. They elected George W. Bush as their governor. A lying cocaine snorting weasel, who was worshiping goats when 9/11 happened. They love fracking, oil spills and destroying the environment. They cant be that smart.

The only thing good in texas is... ________ I dont know. (you fill in the blank)

They should start a new lobbying group. Christ for Bingo and Bouncing Balls.

A new industry will start. Taking illegals from mexico, and instead of transporting dope, they will transp... [ More ]

Comment #9

helpmewin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:44:24 GMT

maybe they can use some of their Oil money or the money they are saving from electric by using all them windmills:

when i lived in Texas everything was so expensive you would think i lived in a California mansion but you can't beat the pay there God Bless Texas

Comment #8

brittkimsdad — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:36:44 GMT

According to the Dallas Morning News just moments ago.....

UPDATED at 4:18 p.m.: Nevermind. After voting earlier in the day to abolish the Texas lottery, the House voted 92-53 this afternoon tentatively to continue the Texas Lottery Commission.

The vote to occurred after the House decided to reconsider the earlier vote _ and after lots of talk about how to replace more than $2 billion in the state budget that doing away with the lottery would have wiped away. A final vote takes plac... [ More ]

Comment #7

maringoman — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:34:37 GMT

Wow SC must have been very determined. They might try to do that in Texas but enforcement would be so hard, they would have to abandon it before a year is over. Texas is just too big and its tough to use sniffer dogs to sniff out hidden lottery tickets so a good search would last more than 15 minutes per car. Impossible

Comment #6

helpmewin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:34:01 GMT

it's really about Texas wanting to separate from the US

Texas probably wouldn't survive on it's own.

Comment #5

THRIFTY — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:24:31 GMT

I think you just had a lot of people that are philosophically opposed to the lottery, said state Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, the bill's author. A lot of people just hate the lottery.

Comment #4

RJOh — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:22:48 GMT

I wonder if they will eventually go as far as South Carolina did before it had a lottery. For a while they were stopping anyone returning from a neighboring state and arresting them if they found any lottery tickets in their vehicles.

Comment #3

maringoman — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:57:36 GMT

The Texas House voted 81-65 to abolish the state lottery.

That was not even a close vote. Brace yourselves guys, it seems the push back to abolish gambling might start in Texas. Really sad

Comment #2

GAMBLIN QUEEN — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:57:19 GMT

They better rethink what they're doing.

Texans will take those billions of dollars to the surrounding states.

The surrounding states already pull in Texas millions to their casinos.

Comment #1

LottoPerro — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:42:56 GMT

Oh, no. I know somebody who plays in Texas, and he'd be devastated if this were to happen.

Texas House votes to abolish state lottery

Lottery Post — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:29:22 GMT

What the...?

The Texas House voted 81-65 to abolish the state lottery Tuesday, which would strip more than $1 billion a year from public schools.

A bi-partisan bloc of Republicans and Democrats spoke against the lottery on moral grounds.

A group of Democrats joined a Republican contingent that included at least two dozen Republican freshmen in voting against continuation of the Texas Lottery Commission. The vote can be reconsidered later if one of those who voted against the lottery ask... [ More ]