Oklahoma governor approves increased lottery payouts

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lucky6025 — Thu, 04 May 2017 10:42:30 GMT

So what he is underhandedly saying is we the politicians need to be able to steal more money from your lottery and by getting rid of the old law and putting in new one, we will be able to steal the funds that are supposed to be for education and then each year we will complain people not playing enough this is why no fund going towards education. Most states if you really look have taken the money that is supposed to go towards education and now it goes to general fund and presto it can be used

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ronki — Thu, 04 May 2017 10:21:38 GMT

Good for them never happen in North Carolina they are to Greedy you spend 10 - 20 - 30 on a scratch off 9 times out of 10 you get nothing back but they say it's all about fun

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mypiemaster — Thu, 04 May 2017 01:51:51 GMT

The devil is in the details.

Oklahoma governor approves increased lottery payouts

Lottery Post — Wed, 03 May 2017 19:34:35 GMT

Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation Tuesday that could lead to higher Oklahoma Lottery prize amounts and higher revenue to education.

Lottery officials believe the law will spur more purchases of instant-win scratcher tickets, which in turn will boost funding for public schools, CareerTech institutions, colleges and universities.

House Bill 1837 doesn't affect the multi-state lottery games like Powerball, but people who buy scratch-off tickets should see a change in July.

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