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Nevada governor signs online gambling billNews Story
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed legislation Thursday legalizing online gambling in Nevada, capping a dizzying day at the Legislature as lawmakers passed the bill through the Assembly and Senate as an emergency measure. Nevada wanted to beat New Jersey, its East Coast casino rival, to the online gambling punch. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie previously vetoed an online wagering bill but has indicated he may sign an amended version next week. Sandoval and Nevada legislative leaders said it was im
Feb 22, 2013, 6:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Nevada lottery effort unlikely to succeedNews Story
An Assembly-backed resolution to let Nevada voters legalize a state lottery could be killed as early as today in the Senate Judiciary Committee.Judiciary Chairman Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, said Wednesday he expects a 4-3 vote either for or against the lottery legalization resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 2.The Assembly approved the resolution March 7 by a 33-9 vote. But proposals to amend the state constitution and legalize lotteries have failed 23 times since 1975.A poll taken by the Rev
Mar 24, 2005, 9:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ultimate Poker to become first legal, real-money online poker site in USReply
I am curious how they will keep people who are not Nevada residents out. I wonder if using a dialup internet account in Nevada would get around the IP address thing. As for an address, a mail drop in Nevada might solve that and as for a Nevada phone number, that's easy to get too. It will be interesting.
May 1, 2013, 10:37 pm - PrisonerSix - Lottery News

Nevada Lottery Proposal KilledNews Story
Nevada may be a gambling state but a Senate panel decided on a 5-2 vote Thursday that a lottery is one game of chance the state can do without.Sens. Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, and Valerie Wiener, D-Las Vegas, cast the only yes votes as the proposed constitutional amendment for a lottery to fund education was rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee.AJR2 would have had to pass this session and again in 2007 before going to a vote of the public in 2008. I've only been here seven weeks
Mar 25, 2005, 11:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Nevada Assembly passes lottery measureNews Story
Passage of Nevada lottery bill is only the first step in a four-year processA resolution to legalize a Nevada state lottery was approved 33-9 Monday in the Assembly after supporters emphasized profits would buy textbooks for schoolchildren. Nevadans already buy lottery tickets, said Assembly Speaker Richard Perkins, D-Henderson. They buy them in California. California kids have schoolbooks. Nevada kids don't. In an earlier hearing, Perkins cited a poll showing that 73 percent of Nevadans suppo
Mar 8, 2005, 10:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery proposal faces long odds in NevadaNews Story
Motivated by a struggling education system, Nevada lawmakers are trying for the 23rd time since 1975 to establish a statewide lottery by amending the Nevada Constitution. They say a history of failures and past opposition by the states dominant casino industry wont keep them from trying again.Advocates say a lotterys potential profits, after prizes and operating expenses are deducted, could generate from $30 million to $70 million each year for education money they say is sorely needed.Nevada ra
Feb 28, 2005, 1:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery supporters in Nevada try againReply
Pumpi, you've said you live in Panama, so I'll just assume you've never traveled through Nevada. You keep writing that Las Vegas is the only place where people gamble. Since nobody else has responded to that comment, I will. Pumpi, that just is not true! Gambling is legal in Nevada, not just Las Vegas. I won't list all the towns that have gambling, of course, since there are too many, but you can travel just about anywhere in Nevada to gamble. I mean, you don't have to go to a busy tourist pl
Mar 21, 2009, 4:11 am - justxploring - Lottery News

Nevada Gov. flip-flops on lotteryNews Story
True or not, it doesn't really matter Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons might not remember it, but the record shows he has flip-flopped on the issue of a state lottery. Gibbons told a town hall audience in Minden last week, I have no problem with a lottery. As they have for decades, lawmakers are again considering creating a state lottery in Nevada. Asked about his stance in an interview, Gibbons said, I never have opposed a lottery. When did you hear that? Gibbons' previous opposition is in
May 11, 2009, 6:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Nevada Legislature hears bill that would create state lotteryReply
Nevada getting sick of seeing all the Nevada money leave the state and filling California coffers when PB/MM are massive jackpots.
Apr 7, 2023, 2:40 pm - Droptop209 - Lottery News

One NJ lottery ticket wins $124 million Mega Millions jackpotReply
Just pleased it wasn't Hawaii or Nevada.
Jul 26, 2020, 9:10 pm - noise-gate - Lottery News