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If you won the big one. Where would you NOT want to move to?Reply
That's right, ttech. Texas is very business-friendly, it's just that Musk wanted to bypass Texas franchise laws and sell directly to the consumer. That's all well and good on the surface, but it's a law that - for the most part- protects the buyer. The Texas franchise laws might seem unfair to a free market advocate, but look at how Texas does liquor sales. For example, Ridge and I could go partners in a liquor store here in town (prob. a bad idea from the git-go). However, Texas law
Nov 7, 2013, 5:13 am - mikeintexas - Lottery Discussion Forum

888 is first online gambling company to win US licenseNews Story
888, a London, UK-listed operator of online casino, bingo and poker games, today announced that it has gained a license to operate in the United States. The online gaming giant, which is headquartered in and regulated by the Government of Gibraltar, says the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the licensing of 888 as an 'Interactive Gaming Service Provider' at a meeting held in Las Vegas, and in connection therewith the licensing of its key executives and controlling shareholders. Reuter
Mar 23, 2013, 9:54 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery winners could soon remain anonymousNews Story
Those who hit the jackpot in Arizona pay a heavy price when it comes to their privacy, because their names are a matter of public record. That's no different than a vast majority of states in the U.S. But if House Bill 2082 makes it through the Arizona Senate, jackpot winners would be able to remain anonymous. Sen. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, is one of a minority of senators opposed to the measure. It is a state agency. They're dealing with public dollars, and the public has the righ
Mar 20, 2013, 10:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mass. Treasurer pushing for Internet lottery salesNews Story
Massachusetts State Treasurer Steven Grossman is gearing up to ask state lawmakers for permission to create and test what he hopes will be a first wave of Internet lottery games in Massachusetts. Grossman said Tuesday that he plans to ask the Legislature to eliminate existing barriers in state law that prevent the lottery from selling tickets and other games online or accepting credit cards as a form of payment. Grossman said the kinds of lottery items for sale on the Internet could includ
Dec 12, 2012, 10:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lotteries a threat to federal Web poker bill?Reply
Lotteries a threat to federal Web poker bill? Who I'll vote for 5 or 6 times on November 6 has no relevance to this topic. The Poker Players Alliance goal is to make it legal for U.S. poker players to deposit funds into an online account and play poker on the Internet in the privacy of their homes. If state lotteries offer online poker, the PPA has accomplished part of their goal, but Federal legislation is still the main goal because the lotteries will restrict their play to state resid
Oct 10, 2012, 9:54 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Harve$t Moon Billionaires Club - Members OnlyReply
If you don't, you could lose your job! Grade school teacher s aide fired for refusing to hand over Facebook password Kimberly Hester's story proves that we need protection from this breach of privacy. Kimberly Hester, a grade school teacher's aide in Michigan, was fired for refusing to hand over her Facebook password to her supervisors. Hester posted a picture of a co-workers' shoes and pants bunched around her ankles on Facebook in April 2011 with the caption, Thinking of y
Apr 2, 2012, 8:13 pm - Harve$t Moon - Mystical Forum

Online poker advocates say legalizing won't hurt lotteriesNews Story
A casino-backed group pushing for federal legislation to make online poker explicitly legal says regulating online card play nationwide won't hurt state lotteries. Fair Play USA released a data analysis on Tuesday that showed no correlation between spikes and dips in the online poker market with changes in revenues for state lotteries. Eugene Christiansen, a founding partner with the firm that wrote the analysis, Christiansen Capital Advisors, LLC, said the data showed that poker and lotte
Dec 7, 2011, 10:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Gov. considering privatizing management of lotteryNews Story
A proposal to privatize the management of the Ohio Lottery Commission was submitted this week to the nonpartisan Legislative Service Commission, which researches Ohio's budgets and laws. Gov. John Kasich, who has yet to name a lottery director, has for weeks been discussing privatizing lottery operations, though he has not made a public commitment to do so. Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said the administration would not answer questions about any proposal until the state budget is released
Mar 12, 2011, 10:32 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery learning about video gaming operationsNews Story
The North Carolina Education Lottery formally sought information Monday on how it could operate casino-style video gambling machines should the GOP-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue decide to regulate rather than keep outlawing them. New lottery Executive Director Alice Garland said her agency put out a request for details from companies that have the ability to run a centrally operated video lottery terminal system that would operate multiple games. The request, which sets a
Feb 8, 2011, 8:25 am - Todd - Lottery News

Audit finds 'ticket cashers' remain problem for Mass LotteryNews Story
Allow winners to avoid paying taxes, support The Massachusetts State Lottery continues to have a widespread problem with ticket-cashers'' who claim prizes valued at millions of dollars, apparently allowing the actual winners to avoid taxes on their winnings, the state auditor said yesterday. An audit released yesterday, as well as prior reports, found numerous instances in which certain people were claiming hundreds of prizes worth millions of dollars,'' State Auditor A. Joseph DeNucci's o
Dec 23, 2010, 4:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News