Texas House reconsiders vote to abolish lottery commission

Comment #32

Ronnie316 — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:54:11 GMT

Isn't about 90% of what the government spends wasted on people who stand (or sit) around

Comment #31

jamella724 — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:46:53 GMT

I'm glad that they reconsider their decision. I hope this is the best for their state. If they are going to abolish lottery in the future I hope they have good alternative to get a good revenue for their state.

Comment #30

rdgrnr — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:13:26 GMT

I like that idea.

It'll never happen.

But I like it anyway.

Comment #29

SergeM — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:10:41 GMT

Abolish the taxes on lottery wins and abolish the good cause, keep the money in the circle of players and organizers.

Comment #28

rdgrnr — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:10:18 GMT

When were you deployed and where?

And oh, I critiqued (in a way) your essay.

I agree with some of it (highlighted in blue).

And the rest of it is just plain wacky-cuckoo (highlighted in yellow).

War and violence run in our blood. We are a proud warmongers. Peace has no place in this great nation. We Americans live by the sword. We rose by the guns. That's what we are. Mean will inherit the Earth. And that's the way it is. GWB surely knew how to appeal to American psyche, and tha... [ More ]

Comment #27

ressuccess — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:00:29 GMT

I hope that Texas continues to do ball drawn games.

Comment #26

JonnyBgood07 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:35:14 GMT

True American does not rely on anybody..You are an island and that's the rugged American individualism

couldn't agree more.

We are a proud warmongers. Peace has no place in this great nation. We Americans live by the sword.

now you sound like a terrorist IMHO

I'm kind weirded out how you can say 'peace has no place here' and in another sentence imply church and state being as one unit?

I thought the concept of a god,at least in any form of christianity is peace...could b... [ More ]

Comment #25

helpmewin — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:24:28 GMT

yeah you right them winds come fast up off them Mountains to the panhandle

Comment #24

gogidolim — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:07:26 GMT

Not really. I wasn't deployed back then.

War and violence run in our blood. We are a proud warmongers. Peace has no place in this great nation. We Americans live by the sword. We rose by the guns. That's what we are. Mean will inherit the Earth. And that's the way it is. GWB surely knew how to appeal to American psyche, and that's why he is beloved by tens of millions of Americans. We are warlike people and the rest of the world should deal with it.

Abolish welfare. True American does n... [ More ]

Comment #23

rdgrnr — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:45:31 GMT

He surely knew how to wave the great American wang

Do you know this from up-close personal experience

Comment #22

gogidolim — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:28:42 GMT

What the hell did you expect, boner? Bush Jr. is still loved by tens of millions of Americans. He surely knew how to wave the great American wang (proverbially).

Comment #21

Piaceri — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:19:31 GMT

Comment #20

Piaceri — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:16:57 GMT

And that's just west Texas and the panhandle. Dallas is just hot dry weather with lots of twisters and rattlers. Houston, and parts east and south are hot humid with fewer twisters and a hurricane/tropical storm every now and then... and fewer rattlers, but more cotton mouths. Central Texas is hot humid and sometimes hot dry and dusty, some twisters, flash floods, and dried up rivers. And rattlers. Don't even start me on Austin - it ain't what it used to be. The kooky liberals used to keep to UT... [ More ]

Comment #19

Kumo — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:10:39 GMT

On topic: They need to fire the current 3 members of our lottery commision and then hire new officials that will fix our broken TX Lotto game.

The Facts:

1) 6/54 game for 1 : 25,827,126 odds.

2) Jackpot starts at $5M and only goes up by $250k when it rolls.

3) New Extra! option in the game, it works much like Powerplay. It's not worth the extra dollar, top prize is only $10k

4) Ticket sales are nowhere near what they used to be in the '90s.

5) Many players have asked to re... [ More ]

Comment #18

Kumo — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:09:00 GMT

You're definitely spot on about the money, our economy has been relatively stable compared to many of the other states and there are plenty of jobs to be found. Unless you live in Austin with all the Hipster Yuppies, cost of living is cheap!

Weather depends on what part of Texas you are in. Southeast Texas does not get that many twisters, but we get a lot of rain and a tropical cyclone every 5 to 10 years.

Comment #17

helpmewin — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:54:30 GMT

you would make a lot of money if you was in Texas

if you like dry hot weather wind blowing dirt in your eyes rattle snakes and tornadoes

then you should go.

Comment #16

RedStang — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:28:34 GMT

Wish them luck trying to fire the Lawyer, CPA, Cop, and others. Their probably all related.

Comment #15

KY Floyd — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:21:27 GMT

For sure. There's no way it was just because they actually gave in to common sense and decided they they'd be stupid to throw away a billion dollars of annual income.

Comment #14

LottoBoner — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:05:15 GMT

I repent! I repent

Comment #13

Stack47 — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:18:43 GMT

The really voted to abolish the Texas State Lottery meaning no more PB, MM, scratch-offs, pick-3; no more lottery.

But they can back, re-voted, and 32 changed their votes. Had it stuck, do you think Rick Perry would have veto or signed it

Comment #12

LottoBoner — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:38:37 GMT

I always wondered where Margaritaville was.

Comment #11

joshuacloak — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:06:02 GMT

morons sure want to call lottery a tax

i never seen a tax where no one has to pay a penny

no one is forced to play

god forbid people use there money via freedom of choice

morals high ground people my A#$, only not moral people here, are ones thinkin they can pick and choose what we can and Cant buy

glad some of morons who voted to get rid of 2 billion in cash for state voted yes right atfer they voted no for lottery

got to love idiots getting what they want then running form r... [ More ]

Comment #10

noise-gate — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:57:18 GMT

Are these people voting to End The Lottery Commission- or pull out of MM/PB lottery etc? If they want to remove people from running it, that's a whole new story. I bet there are those who are injecting religion into their votes.

Comment #9

Piaceri — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:36:05 GMT

Unpack those bags. You have to swear an oath of alligence to G H Bush, G W Bush, and soon G P Bush if you want to move here from NYC or any other New England area. You have to swear your love for Texas and all things Texan. You have to swear to the conservative principles of small government, probusiness, minimal regulations, and low taxes - and leave your liberal card at the border. And finally, you have to sign up to work the Christ for Bingo game every Thursday at your local Knights of Columb... [ More ]

Comment #8

Piaceri — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:27:14 GMT

No No No, just another day in the Texas legislature. Meeting only parttime every other year gets some really interesting actions. There may have been palms greased, but there always is palms greased. State politics, in some ways, is worse than the Feds, and definitely more interesting.

There was a big push from the bible thumpers in East Texas to get the lottery commission dissolved with the Sunset review. They are the same ones who keep casinos out of Texas and sending hundreds of millions t... [ More ]

Comment #7

LottoBoner — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:39:22 GMT

IN GOD WE TRUST.

Comment #6

MadGeniusDude — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:35:23 GMT

Lets celebrate

Comment #5

LottoBoner — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:34:34 GMT

TEXAS ROCKS!

The newly formed lobbying group Christ for Bingo and Bouncing Balls performed marvelously.

HALLELUAH!!!

Time to start repacking my bags

Comment #4

helpmewin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:21:31 GMT

Comment #3

VenomV12 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:20:21 GMT

Nice, obvious corruption. The only way someone would be set to vote one way and then come back after a few hours and change their votes is if palms were greased. Don't get me wrong, I am glad this idiotic vote was changed, but it shows what is wrong with politics today.

Comment #2

GAMBLIN QUEEN — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:18:14 GMT

I'm glad to see that my threat worked.

Who they think they messin with?

Some amateaur?

I am the Gamblin Queen and I will not be deprived of my GOD given right to toss my money at a fleeting dream.

DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS

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DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS' LOTTERY

Comment #1

THRIFTY — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:18:07 GMT

MONEY RULES THE WORLD.

Texas House reconsiders vote to abolish lottery commission

Lottery Post — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:11:45 GMT

Well, that was interesting...

The Texas House reversed itself Tuesday and tentatively passed a bill that allows the Texas Lottery Commission to continue operating for another 12 years.

House Bill 2197 by state Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, passed 92-53.

The vote ended a day of drama in the House that started when lawmakers earlier voted to abolish the lottery commission. The House abruptly broke for lunch after the vote to end the commission, allowing House leaders the time to muster en... [ More ]