Should Private Sectors Be Allowed To Compete With The Lotteries?

Reply #99

mcginnin56 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:52:10 GMT

After all these years, don't you think Santa deserves a few shots of Jack Daniels.

Reply #98

billionaire2bee — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:43:53 GMT

Milk heck....Give Santa a beer or two.....those reindeer got upgraded autopilot and gps last year....plus Santa's smartphone has a good kid bad kid app...So technology has Santa's back...let him relax with a good ole Miller Genuine draft or a good ole Pasbt Blue ribbion....

Reply #97

mcginnin56 — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:05:17 GMT

I feel very strongly that he will be here again this year on the east coast.

My chimney is all cleaned out for his arrival, the milk and cookies are already in the fridge.

Reply #96

helpmewin — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:26:35 GMT

Wow, very excited, you think santas coming to East coast

Reply #95

mcginnin56 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:03:20 GMT

Reply #94

helpmewin — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:59:43 GMT

yes, yes, yes now for Christmas

Reply #93

mcginnin56 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:54:54 GMT

Oh real spooky.......glad it's over for another year.

Reply #92

helpmewin — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:49:58 GMT

Yeah, it was so fun, what about you...

Reply #91

mcginnin56 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:02:43 GMT

How was your Halloween.

Did you get any tricks.

Any treats.

Reply #90

helpmewin — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:56:14 GMT

yeah, i like that one better

Reply #89

helpmewin — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:55:19 GMT

Reply #88

mcginnin56 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:53:54 GMT

Makes sense now!

Happy Halloween to you as well.

Reply #87

helpmewin — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:51:25 GMT

Reply #86

mcginnin56 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:21:11 GMT

What ever happened to policy .

Reply #85

Coin Toss — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:17:10 GMT

There was one segment of the private sector running numbers games ( policy , the number, which became the state's Pick 3) and taking horse race and sports bets long before state lotteries existed.

Reply #84

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:25:30 GMT

So you are primarily playing for the smallest prizes.

Reply #83

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:43:59 GMT

Quite the entertaining story Boner!

Maybe if he also had Chinese take out his business would improve.

grunt.....grunt......

Reply #82

LottoBoner — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:33:41 GMT

NOT BIG ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

POWERBALL AND MUSL ARE A BUNCH OF

How can 1+1 pay the same as

0+1

WTF

Reply #81

LottoBoner — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:30:41 GMT

There just opened by my house a little shop with online, slot type games.

They have a promotion to start spend $20 get $5 free! Sounds like a steal.

I went in to the store to check if they had a lotto machine, or even quick draw.

The store caters to chinese players, and the manager of the store was chinese, (who appeared to have gotten right out the cargo container as his english was non-existent.)

We had an awkard conversation, as he answered all my various questions with various gr... [ More ]

Reply #80

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:07:58 GMT

OK, since you put it that way.

Just hope the other 125,000 members don't do the same thing.

Hopefully they all have shoes which are in good condition.

Reply #79

billionaire2bee — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:54:21 GMT

C'mon it's 110 MILLION don't be super greedy......LOL it's enough for the both of us......besides I need new shoes

Reply #78

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:49:16 GMT

No wait!!! Please don't do that. That's not why I posted!!!

Darn....I really didn't want to split this jackpot. Can we please talk this over b2b.

Reply #77

billionaire2bee — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:45:01 GMT

Hope you win Mcginnin....or should I say we....cause Im gonna go pick those same numbers tonight....

Reply #76

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:41:01 GMT

Ronnie316 Are you awake yet.

Reply #75

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:03:27 GMT

Reply #74

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:01:03 GMT

Poor guy, what a way to go.

Maybe he can pop a few sleeping pills just before he kicks off.

Reply #73

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:58:01 GMT

omg! hes gonna be wide awake when he dies, from sleeping so much when he was alive.

Reply #72

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:56:08 GMT

Reply #71

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:55:30 GMT

I would have to send you a very special surprise when I win

Reply #70

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:55:28 GMT

where did ronnie sneek off to

Reply #69

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:53:07 GMT

That would be awesome

Reply #68

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:50:46 GMT

Just occurred to me that PB drawing will be on Halloween.

What a spooky treat that will be for me

Reply #67

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:42:14 GMT

I would settle for a 5+0, with PP that would reward me with $2 million.

Reply #66

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:28:52 GMT

Looks like a Winner, Good Luck

Reply #65

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:59:14 GMT

Reply #64

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:54:48 GMT

After you win, no more rushing necessary.

Reply #63

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:52:26 GMT

i wait till the last minute driving in rush hour is so fun

Reply #62

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:49:13 GMT

Got my tic's with POWERPLAY

Reply #61

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:47:17 GMT

Power BALL Oct 31 est. Jackpot: $110 Million

Reply #60

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:42:24 GMT

Too funny!!!!

Poor helpmewin

Reply #59

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:34:52 GMT

Reply #58

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:02:05 GMT

Absolutely!

Although their profit margins would be smaller, we still deserve to have other venues for making the lottery games more profitable,

fair and enjoyable for the playing public.

A monopoly is never a good situation for consumers to be in.

Paradoxically, isn't that what big government tries to discourage from all businesses both private and public, to protect the consumers.

Reply #57

RJOh — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:48:53 GMT

Since states usually keep 50% of their lottery sales for public projects, should the private sectors give up 50% of their sales for public projects too to keep a level playing field

Reply #56

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:47:12 GMT

Did you get your pairs from moneyrolls313 yet.

Did Maddog wake up from his nap yet.

Can pigs fly yet.

Reply #55

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:47:19 GMT

you are Such a Giver

Reply #54

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:44:16 GMT

Garrett, Indiana

City

Wow ur close to Ohio Mich good thing you got your tickets..

Reply #53

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:39:59 GMT

I have lots of power. Halloween will still come in my little neighborhood.

Reply #52

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:37:10 GMT

so does this mean you won't have Halloween

Reply #51

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:36:57 GMT

Reply #50

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:34:20 GMT

never heard of such a place, but then again they say there's more than corn in indiana

Reply #49

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:31:54 GMT

At least you guys didn't lose power.

Reply #48

Saylorgirl — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:29:23 GMT

We did all night long! It has died down considerably now we had wind, rain, and a little bit of early snow! I did buy my MM and PB tickets yesterday just in case we lost power.

Reply #47

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:29:03 GMT

All in the eye of the beholder my friend.......I'm sure Ronnie316 would disagree with your assessment.

Reply #46

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:26:53 GMT

Wow, that's not what i pictured

Reply #45

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:24:52 GMT

No charge for the photographs, just $10 for the autographs.

Reply #44

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:23:33 GMT

Hey LP'ers.....eat your hearts out

Reply #43

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:22:27 GMT

anytime

Reply #42

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:18:33 GMT

Reply #41

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:16:56 GMT

Well your doing a fine job..... Can you wave as one of those cameras goes by so we can all see you...

Reply #40

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:16:29 GMT

you should have posted this @ the bottom for the more serious of conversations

Can we Please keep all responses relevant to original post

Reply #39

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:14:18 GMT

I'm really liking your pairs

Reply #38

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:12:04 GMT

We New Englander's are experts at getting the most mileage out of anything!

I'm even squeezing this thread, to get every last drop of cheap entertainment that I can.

Reply #37

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:10:50 GMT

their Milking up all the Channels to

Reply #36

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:03:10 GMT

Thats getting a lot of mileage out of a storm. You know how to squeeze every drop mcginnin56.

Reply #35

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:00:42 GMT

yeah,,,, i can give you pairs

Reply #34

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:57:05 GMT

Not when you have a once in a lifetime Mega-Hurricane.

They say it's average size is over 1000 miles in diameter.

That's almost as big as the claims of moneyrolls313

Reply #33

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:51:40 GMT

we need something, it's not working out the way it is now

Reply #32

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:50:01 GMT

i thought chicago was the windy city

Reply #31

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:49:28 GMT

How about some private competition for your state lottery instead.

Reply #30

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:45:17 GMT

we want snow

Reply #29

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:44:23 GMT

WOW, and that just your wake mcginnin56, nice work my friend........

Reply #28

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:44:04 GMT

You have no wind, just your constant 72 degrees with blue skies.

Reply #27

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:42:37 GMT

Was just watching the Today Show, said you guys in Indiana would be getting wind gusts of 65 MPH

Reply #26

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:42:22 GMT

They love wind and rain, so they can have mine too......

Reply #25

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:35:07 GMT

windy here, take that crap back to east coast..

Reply #24

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:31:06 GMT

Reply #23

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:28:25 GMT

Reply #22

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:28:03 GMT

A dead ringer

Reply #21

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:27:05 GMT

lets compare shall we

Reply #20

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:26:24 GMT

Sharing is caring.

Reply #19

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:25:48 GMT

Gives new meaning to a Fat Cat .

Reply #18

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:25:33 GMT

Now you know why they DONT both use the same boat.......

Reply #17

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:24:37 GMT

That looks like Maddog!!

You even got his favorite cigar.

Reply #16

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:24:24 GMT

No,,,,,,, thats mcginnin56, boat for later today.........................

Reply #15

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:24:15 GMT

Reply #14

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:23:14 GMT

Give him the benefit of the doubt, he may be without power and up to his eyebrows in sea water.

Reply #13

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:22:38 GMT

Reply #12

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:21:13 GMT

Thank you sir.

I'm happy to see you are well rested, and ready to hit the ground running on this exciting new day

Reply #11

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:20:24 GMT

The water is great if you have a real nice boat the go with it.....

Reply #10

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:17:25 GMT

i never understood why people want to live by the water,

it's nice to visit, Love the dry land.

Reply #9

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:16:51 GMT

Where are your Maddog numbers for MM son, everyone is needs yer numbers so they know what to play.

Reply #8

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:15:12 GMT

Happy to see your still alive and your computation device is working.........

Reply #7

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:09:49 GMT

Unless everyone is now enjoying the states lavish monopoly.

Reply #6

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:08:40 GMT

Yeah, just down the street.

I'll have to open my window and give him a holler.

Reply #5

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:27:58 GMT

Give competition a try....

Reply #4

Ronnie316 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:27:04 GMT

The wealthy are human and have rights.

Reply #3

helpmewin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:13:00 GMT

hey is North Jersey close to you?

seems like Maddog's Birthday post is alittle late today

Reply #2

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:00:04 GMT

Precisely why they need competition, and a good dose of reality.

Reply #1

JonnyBgood07 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:54:21 GMT

...would have been a tangible idea if ron paul was in office.But since the weathiest have the audacity to think they own this country then the industries will cower to their whims and whatever benefits their interests.

reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw recently... ...don't steal!...the government doesn't like competetion ..

Should Private Sectors Be Allowed To Compete With The Lotteries?

mcginnin56 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:50:12 GMT

This country was founded on the idea of free trade and competition, so why not with the state lottery systems?

As it stands now, all members of the lottery commissions have only their best interest in mind.

For better or worse, at least it would keep all contenders on their toes, while wooing for their customers (you and me).

The states would argue because they are the government, they are entitled to this huge windfall business.

Then lets elect new forward thinking leaders and... [ More ]