Alabama Legislature seems unlikely to approve lottery

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dallascowboyfan — Mon, 02 May 2016 15:04:50 GMT

Well that suxs at least give the people Powerblla/Mega. Hopefully with the Powerball jackpot rising this may change their minds.

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PrisonerSix — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 02:28:16 GMT

I feel the same way about Mississippi because I live in Louisiana.

I'm sure many Alabama residents also go to Georgia and Tennessee, and maybe some even come to Louisiana, who knows

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myturn — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:48:25 GMT

Alabamians can play a state lottery, just not an Alabama state lottery. The Massachusetts lottery has a subscription service, which is available across the United States, by phone. You don't have to reside in Massachusetts to participate.

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Nikkicute — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 06:11:12 GMT

That's exactly what I was thinking! That Powerball jackpot is getting bigger, I hope it goes to half a billion again and seeing them cross the state line will make them change their minds.

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cbr$ — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:34:45 GMT

Well again a waste of ink paper. ALA. Legislature don't want any gambling here. We

won't hear about this again until the next election if at all. Forget Tourism in ALA.

Leave before dark. The ALA. Legislature had more then enough time to complete this

bill. Months later it still in draft stage.

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Bleudog101 — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:58:26 GMT

Bet, pardon the pun, that border towns with Alabama make a killing off of AL residents.

Just like Horseshoe Southern Indiana has many more KY cars than IN. Deaf ears here too, horsing industry wants racinos--even Churchill Downs. The casino is only 11 miles from downtown Louisville (38 for me).

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sully16 — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:29:49 GMT

Looking on the bright side.

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gatorsrok — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 04:15:49 GMT

As a resident of Florida, I hope Alabama does not create its own lottery. We enjoy their residents buying our lotto tickets and funding Florida's education system.

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Bleudog101 — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 13:24:36 GMT

LOL!

IF Alabama (and I emphasized if) ever got a lottery, no doubt they'd have scratchers, pick 3 4.

Now if Mississippi ever got a lottery (insert laugh), Alabamanians would be surrounded by lottery states. Lo and behold some current Bible belt states already have lotteries and lightning bolts haven't come out of the sky yet.

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Groppo — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 07:25:03 GMT

I think Alabamy should have a lotto, like everyone else.

Now, I myself don't have much to do day in and day out.

But the lotto, now, every day of the week, is a good diversion.

Let's see, there's the:

Monday and Thursday cash for life game.

Tues and Friday Mega

wed and saturday powerball

Because of the lotto activity on those days, I gave up all other kinds of gambling.

Comment #2

music* — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 16:28:12 GMT

90% of Alabama's population will be missed when another record-breaking jackpot is created. Go MM PB

Comment #1

LOTTOKING2016 — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 15:55:36 GMT

No lotto in UNITED NATIVE AMERICA

Alabama Legislature seems unlikely to approve lottery

Lottery Post — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 12:16:49 GMT

Like buying a Powerball ticket, establishing an Alabama lottery seems more likely to end in grief than gain.

Efforts to create a statewide lottery appear to be dead in the current session, despite a Senate committee's approval Thursday of an amendment that would put the question before voters. Procedural rules in the Legislature's final days are likely to make its passage much more difficult, and House version of the bill appears stalled.

But the Senate's sponsor and other legislators say... [ More ]