Alabama Democrat Gov. candidate campaigns on starting lottery

Comment #12

dannyct — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 07:21:23 GMT

Alabama should look to the United Kingdom, for an example of how to run a very successful lottery.

Increase in smartphone and tablet players fuel surge of interest in the British National Lottery

Sales at newsagents and other retailers rose 73m last year to a record 6.01bn. Those sales, which include Lotto, Euromillions and scratchcards, make up about 80% of Camelot s revenues.

Digital sales on tablets and smartphones rose 53% to 596m.

Camelot, the UK National Lottery operator, sa... [ More ]

Comment #11

dannyct — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 06:37:39 GMT

Education Lottery

Two-thirds of Alabamians want a lottery. AGREED. It s time that we join over 90% of US states through introducing our own lottery. We desperately need the revenue it generates. Unlike other states, however, the Alabama lottery will operate with transparency and only fund:

CHILD CARE and EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION programs that are proven to work.

CUTTING-EDGE VOCATIONAL TRAINING options that reduce high-school drop-out rates and vastly improved state industrial r... [ More ]

Comment #10

rochelle73 — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 05:51:25 GMT

yes this will be a Good for alabama

Comment #9

dannyct — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 04:09:26 GMT

I read that story, that women wasn't very nice. The moral of the story is, don't broadcast the news.

Discretion is the better part of valor.

Comment #8

LottoPerro — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 01:07:19 GMT

I think I'll reach the top of Mount Everest in the nude before Alabama gets a lottery.

Comment #7

zephbe — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:18:21 GMT

What about this ignorance from 2012??

http://www.rickeystokesnews.com/article.php/possession-of-a-lottery-ticket-in-alabama-could-become-a-felony-31249

Comment #6

zephbe — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:53:33 GMT

Found his story about a winning ticket bought by a man from AL.

http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/07/alabama_man_thought_he_won_600.htmlhttp://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/07/alabama_man_thought_he_won_600.html

Comment #5

dannyct — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 04:29:00 GMT

She should also made the right to anonymity for lottery winners part of her plan

Comment #4

dpoly1 — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 23:03:50 GMT

Have you been a bigot for very long

Comment #3

Bleudog101 — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:54:02 GMT

Wouldn't it be something if they were to get a lottery before Mississippi? There aren't as many casinos in Alabama, I'm sure just as many Bible thumpers though.

Comment #2

zephbe — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:37:42 GMT

Gov. Jim Hodges-a Democrat--brought the lottery to SC.

Comment #1

rhall1206 — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:25:40 GMT

Good idea

Alabama Democrat Gov. candidate campaigns on starting lottery

Lottery Post — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:47:12 GMT

Includes video report

Democrat gubernatorial candidate Sue Bell Cobb laid out a detailed plan for a state lottery Wednesday, saying the proposal would put Alabamians in a better position to get higher paying jobs.

The former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice said under her plan, lottery proceeds will fund K-4 and childcare programs in the state, fully fund career tech at hospitals, and fully fund the gap with federal Pell Grants.

In a video released along with the email, Cobb said a l... [ More ]