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Lottery legislation: Inside Alabama's lottery debateNews Story
A drive across the Mississippi state line is becoming a common trip for Alabamians who want to play the state's new lottery. At least twice a week, Aretha told us as she bought a ticket. At least once a week, Joseph said from the convenient store right across the state line. I would rather spend it where we live so we can pay for everything over there, said Brenda Gerganus as she bought a handful of tickets . Gurganus said she'd rather her lottery money go to Alabama's schools.
Feb 3, 2020, 10:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Anonymous / Non anonymous statesReply
There's a lot of talk here on LP about hiring financial planners, CPAs, lawyers....... Yes, and....? Several books about coming into some serious money suggest the person who gets it should get Kidnap and Ransom insurance I haven't read these unnamed books, but from your short synopsis of them I'd say they were being overly alarmist if not melodramatic. As far as I know, there have been just three lottery-related kidnappings and subsequent deaths; the Thorne child in Australia, the B
Jul 13, 2019, 8:54 am - mikeintexas - Lottery Discussion Forum

DC lottery contract is the subject of a federal probe with numerous officials under scrutinyNews Story
A federal grand jury is investigating the awarding of the $38 million contract to run the District of Columbia lottery, a process that raises further questions about corruption in a city government already beleaguered by criminal prosecutions. Although no one has yet been charged in the lottery probe, authorities are looking for evidence of crimes including bribery and illegal steering of contracts, and numerous officials are under scrutiny, according to several people familiar with the probe
Dec 12, 2012, 9:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

States up the online anteNews Story
The director of the New York State lottery said a few months ago he had cleared hurdles in his quest to sell lottery tickets over the Internet, but now that plan is stalling. When the U.S. Justice Department in December narrowed its interpretation of the 50-year-old Wire Act, saying it banned only sports betting and not other forms of online gambling, the decision sparked hope in state capitals that lotteries could start selling tickets online and lead a charge into online gambling. But th
Apr 30, 2012, 8:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

Will debt ceiling be increased?Reply
Are you reading the posts??????? The point of the video is that it isn't so civil and evidence based in the country England . And I meant Dunning Krugar bugger toe self aggrandizing POS. Delta Dawn lecturing earlier: Learn it now! Look Here seekers, From over the sea - here is a fresh perspective: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/01/britain-resist-tea-party-thinking You see they have a bit of an advantage because of their standards of civil order. Our senior ci
Aug 5, 2011, 8:41 pm - jarasan - Lottery Discussion Forum

Will debt ceiling be increased?Reply
Look Here seekers, From over the sea - here is a fresh perspective: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/01/britain-resist-tea-party-thinking You see they have a bit of an advantage because of their standards of civil order. Our senior civil service prides itself on drawing on the finest Oxbridge minds because they should be trained in evidence-based thinking. Boy, it sure is nice when someone can put in words what is going on. The English actually still use evid
Aug 5, 2011, 3:33 am - Delta Draw - Lottery Discussion Forum

$116M Georgia Powerball winner claims prizeReply
A new wacko... You make such a thoughtful and reasonable point. Thanks, I'll consider it... Most likely a young college kid, freshly brainwashed by his or her college professors All about me, huh? Well, since you've never met me, let me let you in on who I really am. I 30 something, small business owning, proud parent of two. And, yes... I am actually a registered voter, and am registered as unaffiliated . It may be difficult for you to believe, but some people actually prefer to look
Oct 31, 2010, 3:02 pm - Jyna Log - Lottery News

Praying?Reply
I'm not being combative, you are i didn't hijack this thread with my own agenda. Stop living in the past what happened between us years ago is over with, move on people change with time. I don't push religion i don't attest to know it all. You say your non denominational isn't that against the rules so to speak because Christians are supposed to be part of the flock. Visiondude wrote: you dont think people should discuss God or politics on a forum like this, yet you regularly en
Jun 29, 2010, 11:40 am - four4me - Lottery Discussion Forum

Arkansas Lottery bill signed into lawNews Story
May be up running this year Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe signed identical House and Senate bills into law today to create an Arkansas Lottery to fund scholarships to Arkansas college students. You could look at this as Arkansas becoming the 43 state to have a lottery, but there's another way to look at it. We're the first state where all of the lottery proceeds will go to college scholarships, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, who spearheaded the drive for the constitutional amendment voters passed last
Mar 26, 2009, 6:41 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Privatization of Texas lottery may get 2nd look in 2009News Story
Texans could buy lottery tickets at the checkout lines in supermarkets and big-box department stores, at coffee shops and cabarets. They could pay with credit cards or personal checks and play online or the old-fashioned way with a ticket that's also a tiny ad for anything from soft drinks to sporting events. Those are just some of the proposals offered to state officials by some of the nation's largest financial firms that have an interest in remaking the 16-year-old government-run Texas Lot
Apr 8, 2008, 10:42 am - Todd - Lottery News