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TENNESSEE LOTTERY MAY BE FORCED BACK TO REAL DRAWINGSReply
It should have been stipulated in the original legislation as to how the numbers will be drawn.
Oct 9, 2007, 8:52 am - JAP69 - Lottery News

Internet gambling bill seen delayed in SenateNews Story
A bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling appears unlikely to win U.S. Senate passage before senators begin a month-long recess on August 4, two Republican leadership aides said on Tuesday. They said backers of the legislation were trying to build support for it and resolve differences as the Senate focuses on other legislative matters and gets ready for a summer break. The bill was not among the priorities outlined by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican, durin
Jul 26, 2006, 3:04 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Analysts say online gambling law a bad ideaReply
We may be worried about nothing. Much like a search warrant, legislation has to be very specific to be effective. In other words, there was NO INTERNET at the time the law was written and, as far as I can tell, on-line wagering on lottery numbers is not mentioned in this specific piece of legislation. If memory serves, the first state lottery began in New Hampshire in 1964. Who would envision that anyone would create something like the INTERNET and let people wager on every state drawing off
Jul 20, 2006, 9:50 pm - orangeman - Lottery News

US House votes to kill Internet gamblingReply
Mike, Clinton used domestic monitoring at his pleasure and got a pass for doing it ... and this was well before 9-11. One side only points out issues of another for the purpose of hiding what they have been or are doing, so your maturing assessments of the political scene show you're paying attention. Have maintained that the heavily federally regulated banking industry is the steamrolling force behind this legislation because losses they write off are simply passed on to current consumers
Jul 16, 2006, 8:18 am - konane - Lottery News

Calif. lottery director to resignReply
I guess now that the director is out of the picture the legislator can take all the credit for saving mega millions with new legislation and california can keep mega millions.
Aug 25, 2005, 6:46 pm - weshar75 - Lottery News

Calif. lottery director to resignNews Story
Acting California Lottery Director Chon Gutierrez is resigning amid controversy created by Democrat lawmakers over the legality of California's recent entrance into the multi-state Mega Millions lotto game.Gutierrez, who recently served as a Schwarzenegger administration troubleshooter on government reorganization, told his top staff members that he was going on vacation and then would retire after 34 years of state service in various capacities under multiple administrations.Aides to Gov. Arnol
Aug 25, 2005, 2:12 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Senators question components of N.C. lottery billNews Story
Senate committee members unmoved by House thread to kill lottery billMembers of an N.C. Senate committee raised questions yesterday about a bill passed by the House that would create a state lottery including whether it would allow video poker, slot machines and online gaming. It's not likely that it will be approved in the form it's in now, said Sen. Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, the chairman of the Senate committee set up to review the House lottery bill.The bill that the House passed 61-59 two
Apr 21, 2005, 12:42 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. Senate lottery panel namedReply
I think you're confusing matters: this is a Senate panel to work on the legislation, not a lottery board.
Apr 15, 2005, 9:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

Alabama Gov. releases legislation for lotteryNews Story
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has released the legislation for his proposed lottery to support the state budget. The three-page bill, a proposed constitutional amendment, says lottery proceeds would go to the state General Fund. A copy of the bill is linked in the Related Links section below. It also calls for the establishment of a lottery commission to run the lottery. The commission would have seven members. They would be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. The
Aug 8, 2016, 8:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Alabama senator announces lottery planNews Story
Alabama State Sen. Jim McClendon of Springville announced this morning he is introducing legislation to set up an Alabama lottery. The people of Alabama have convinced me, the people in my district, that they would like to be able to buy a lottery ticket without having to drive to another state, McClendon said. They'd like to be able to buy a lottery ticket just like folks in 45 states across our nation can do. McClendon is a Republican who sponsored lottery legislation in 2016. That leg
Mar 20, 2019, 2:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News