Nevadans mourn shuttering of California Lottery's top-selling retailer

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DELotteryPlyr — Fri, 29 May 2026 10:17:13 GMT

Ok, so you there is a store on the California side? So is that the one closing

Comment #13

Brock Lee — Thu, 28 May 2026 14:44:24 GMT

primm is right next to the border with california. and then right over the border is a store that sells lotto. you could walk to it from the resort.

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DELotteryPlyr — Thu, 28 May 2026 08:26:07 GMT

What am I missing? If I am seeing right, the Primm Valley Lottery store is located in Nevada? How can they sell CA Lottery games

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FrostyGambling — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:02:08 GMT

If someone here on this forum wins any good jackpots they should reopen Primm. It would be fun and historic

Comment #10

Nino224 — Tue, 26 May 2026 04:16:37 GMT

Private equity will destroy this nation.

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Tucker Black — Mon, 25 May 2026 19:12:03 GMT

Most wins are small amounts and most players re-bet the wins into the same game.

A casino's hold on table games or slots is more than the retailer commission. They are smart to oppose a lottery.

Comment #8

Brock Lee — Mon, 25 May 2026 15:31:25 GMT

i think the nevada casino industry's fear of the lottery is overblown. on average, lottery players will win back 50% of the money they spend on the lottery. if a hypothetical nevada state lottery partnered with casinos to let people collect lottery winnings at casinos, a lot of players would turn right around and blow their winnings at the slots or table games. there's potential for them to benefit.

Comment #7

Tucker Black — Mon, 25 May 2026 11:08:10 GMT

They can't spend money they don't have.

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Brock Lee — Mon, 25 May 2026 01:31:49 GMT

i don't get why the casino lobby thinks the lottery is a threat. it's not like most gamblers stick to a budget. people who play slots are not going to decrease their slot spending just because the lottery is in town.

Comment #5

Bleudog101 — Sun, 24 May 2026 15:18:38 GMT

The powers to be in Virginia City,NV added no lottery to their Constitution, One can only imagine what group lobbied for that!

NV and AL will get the lottery on the 12th of never

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shy1979 — Sat, 23 May 2026 21:09:32 GMT

Instead of casino owners saying give us our piece of the lottery pie, they re saying California, please take the entire pie. Sounds like some people need to go back to business school.

Comment #3

BuyLow — Sat, 23 May 2026 10:33:58 GMT

Affinity Gaming is owned by a New York hedge fund and private equity firm called Z Capital

Private.equity.every.farking.time.

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Coin Toss — Sat, 23 May 2026 06:07:29 GMT

shy1979, When I worked in Vegas casinos one of my shift bosses told everyone who asked why no lottery in Nevada, The joints want it all . Prior to Primm there was a small town not too far into CA that did a lot of lottery business from people from Vegas. The town is basically a railroad stop, Nipton I think. I wonder if Vegas people will go there again. Interesting story on Primm, at the time they opened CA law said to sell CA lottery tickets a business had to have been on location for five year... [ More ]

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shy1979 — Fri, 22 May 2026 23:23:02 GMT

Nevada should have their own state lottery. The argument that the casinos are against a state lottery because it takes money away from them is ignorant and simply stupid. Every Nevada restaurant and bar has tabletop games. Every gas station and convenience store has slot machines. Those take far more $$$ from the casinos than a state lottery every could.

The casinos could sell lottery tickets (like any other retailer) and get their guaranteed 6%, which I m guessing is a higher return than so... [ More ]

Nevadans mourn shuttering of California Lottery's top-selling retailer

Lottery Post — Fri, 22 May 2026 20:22:02 GMT

Nevada residents lose out on famous lottery retailer just over the border

By Kate Northrop

Nevada residents are mourning the closing of the best-selling lottery retailer in California, a popular stop for Nevadans to play the lottery just right over the border.

Nevada residents who enjoy playing the lottery just steps across state lines will have to look for an alternative location to get their tickets with the shuttering of the California Lottery's busiest retailer.

It's not unco... [ More ]