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Lottery a Sport?Reply
It's both a hobby and a sport. Is Chess a sport ? Is Golf ? Is racing cars ? WHO CARES ? It's a hobby to see how many numbers you can hit, it's a sport or folks would not enter into the 'challenges' they have here, correct ? Actually, it's anything you want it to be: hobby, sport, job, whatever...
Feb 4, 2007, 9:27 pm - guesser - Lottery Discussion Forum

The lotto is IMPOSSIBLE to winReply
Gosh, RIGGED ! I feel sooooooooo USED !! And here I thought that, even though winning the lottery was a one-in-a-million (sic) chance, that I HAD a honest chance... Somebody tinkles in my Cherrios YET again.... (Makes ya wonder why a clown seeks us out just to rain on our parade, doesn't it ?) Why is it nobody understands that WE understand the odds, that it's just a game we play ? Some golf, some knit, some read, we play odds.
Jan 9, 2007, 5:57 pm - guesser - Lottery Systems Forum

do we have any 2007 winners yet??Reply
i only missed the fl. millionaire by.................................... alot just like in golf i say i missed a hole in one by six shots go to bed a pauper wake up a millionaire GooD LucK to ALL in 2007
Jan 1, 2007, 5:18 pm - joelotto - Lottery Discussion Forum

dog racingReply
Jack, You're right - I didn't read your post carefully enough, because it was 3 in the morning. I did read it however. I began responding to TrueCritic and ran out of steam I suppose. I also understand the points you make. I mean, don't we eat cows that are sacred to other people? Then some countries use dogs for food. When the subject of dog racing was first raised, I was only reacting by vocalizing my opinion in a short paragraph to say I object to them. Regarding the farming industry
Aug 8, 2006, 1:19 pm - justxploring - Gaming Forum

The Solution t This Gas ExtortionReply
Back in the fifties and sixties people were inventing VoltsWagons, and you could buy a tiny car called the King Midget for next to nothing, looked like a jeap on a golf cart frame with a 5 HP motor. Now inovation is illegal in the name of safety yet we pretend to still be a nation of inventors. Where are the steam cars that use microwaves to heat the water, the hydrogen burning engines that produce water not that stupid fuel cell nonsense. Or a water engine with enough compression to flash
May 3, 2006, 1:40 am - BobP - Lottery Discussion Forum

N.J. Lottery's scratch games hit $1 billion sales recordNews Story
Why wait all day or even overnight to see whether you've won Pick 6 Lotto or Mega Millions, when you can find out in seconds whether you've won an instant lottery game?Judging by the latest annual figures announced Monday by the New Jersey Lottery, that's exactly what an increasing number of Garden State residents seem to be thinking.Sales of instant games in the fiscal year ending June 30 passed $1 billion for the first time, with revenues from those games rising 9.5 percent from the previo
Aug 30, 2005, 9:24 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ex-lottery manager sues Penn. officialsNews Story
A former Republican state House candidate from Bethlehem is claiming that Democratic state officials violated her rights by firing her from the Pennsylvania Lottery for political reasons.Pamela Opp, who was the lottery's Lehigh Valley manager, is suing state officials, alleging that they violated her rights to freedom of speech and association by replacing her with a Democrat.Her replacement, Craig Rogan, supported Democrat Ed Rendell for governor, according to her federal lawsuit, and he previo
Jun 30, 2004, 8:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Laid off Indiana factory worker claims $89 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Tim Rivers had a dream last Tuesday night that he'd won $200 million in the lottery.Rivers, 23, of Salem, who'd been laid off recently, told his family about the dream.They laughed at him.Rivers said he told his wife, Why can't that happen to us? It did.He and his wife, Pam, were the only winners of Saturday's $89 million Powerball jackpot. Because they opted for the lump-sum cash payout, the win was worth $49.9 million about $35 million after tax withholding.In an interview last night, Tim Riv
Mar 16, 2004, 7:07 am - Todd - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery violations detailed in reportNews Story
Report cites gift-taking, coziness with vendors for 4 yearsThe Colorado Bureau of Investigation has sent the Arapahoe County district attorney a report that details widespread gift-taking and policy violations in the offices of the Colorado Lottery.The report focuses largely on the last four years of the tenure of former Lottery head Mark Zamarripa, alleging that he presided over a culture of coziness with vendors, according to sources familiar with the report.Department of Revenue chief M. Mich
Mar 10, 2004, 4:16 am - Todd - Lottery News

Colorado lottery official retires amid controversyNews Story
Turner leaves post after questions about his conductA week after facing questions about whether he had offered immunity from prosecution to three gambling regulators who worked under him, a senior state Department of Revenue official abruptly retired.George Turner, one of the most powerful bureaucrats at the department, who for years oversaw the state's lottery and casino industry, had been on paid administrative leave since Jan. 6 while officials investigated.He gave his notice to retire from h
Jan 31, 2004, 6:37 pm - Todd - Lottery News