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House GOP pushes for gamblingNews Story
Republican leaders of the Alaska state House are pushing ahead on video poker and a state lottery and are pointing to a new poll as evidence that Alaskans are interested in more gambling. This latest poll shows that Alaskans have basically changed their attitude, said House Speaker Pete Kott, a Republican from Eagle River.But less than half the people surveyed by the recent poll supported video gambling initially. It was only after the pollster read them pro-gambling information that support fo
Nov 13, 2003, 5:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Poll: More than two-thirds of Alabamians favor lotteryNews Story
A recent poll shows that more than two-thirds of Alabamians support a state lottery to benefit public education, which an overwhelming majority said is a high priority for them.The random telephone poll of 609 voting-age Alabamians, conducted by the Center for Governmental Services at Auburn University, found that 55.1 percent of respondents strongly support an education lottery and an additional 13.8 percent support it, bringing the figure to 68.9 percent in favor.About 24.6 percent of thos
Oct 7, 2004, 8:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery CEO fired one day after pollNews Story
fThe president of the B.C. Lottery Corporation was fired one day after an internal poll last May showed public trust in the corporation had plummeted in the wake of a warning by the province's Ombudsman of possible fraud by some retailers. However, another poll taken a month later showed tfhe removal of BCLC president and CEO Vic Poleschuk had done little to restore public confidence, and public estimates of ongoing retailer theft had barely changed. The first internal poll, dated May 31,
Oct 16, 2007, 7:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
Great poll Miss Sully.
Oct 15, 2016, 7:42 am - Artist77 - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
Look at realclearpolitics.com, it shows a group of polls and not just one poll.
Oct 13, 2016, 8:53 am - bigbear29 - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
I don't recall stating one poll is more accurate than another?
Sep 2, 2016, 10:10 pm - bigbear29 - Lottery News

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
Which poll is that? CNN or NYT?
Aug 1, 2016, 4:18 pm - LiveInGreenBay - Lottery News

Powerball lottery sales strong in TennesseeReply
Take my poll on Tennessee's entry into Powerball.
Apr 21, 2004, 1:47 pm - DoctorEw220 - Lottery News

Arkansas poll shows more support for lottery than higher taxesNews Story
A poll shows that most Arkansans would not support increased income taxes to pay for education reform, and about half oppose a sales tax increase, but many are willing to take a chance on a lottery.The poll was conducted by Opinion Research Associates Incorporated of Little Rock for the Stephens Media Group. The survey showed that 71% were opposed to paying more in income taxes to support public education.The poll also showed that only 47% support a penny increase in the sales tax with proceeds
Feb 6, 2004, 6:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Poll: Lottery finds favor for raising revenue in NevadaNews Story
Most Nevadans favor a state lottery as an alternative means of funding education and are happy that state lawmakers didnt impose any more taxes than it did, according to a new statewide poll.Ninety percent of Democrats, 66 percent of Republicans and 78 percent of Independents favored or strongly favored a state lottery, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 poll.Women were more likely than men, 80 percent to 76 percent, to favor a lottery.People living in Clark County were slightly more a
Aug 4, 2003, 7:53 am - Todd - Lottery News