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Re: Mega Millions coming to NC?

rapidtransit — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:19:01 -0400

This is good news for North Carolina. What better way to boost our economy than by offering more lottery tickets? The $793 million so far proves our committment to education. We are fighting for the classroom with our dollar bills. The more lottery options we have available the more freedoms we enjoy.

Re: Mega Millions coming to NC?

greenplanet — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:22:24 -0400

Re: Mega Millions coming to NC?

pinklaptop — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:36:14 -0400

$793 million in lottery sales??? I wonder if Obama needs to hire a czar to account for where all the money is going. celestron 8 celestron 8 telescope

Re: Mega Millions coming to NC?

greenplanet — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:10:18 -0400

any better odds?

Re: Lottery sees green in vending

GiggleBox — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:45:28 -0400

The Internet, n. Etymology: Middle F U, from the regular modern F U, from the lot where you don't matter, but pretend real darn hard. ha, ha -from the Anglish.

Re: Lottery sees green in vending

Seafever — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:38:46 -0400

Lottery, n. Etymology: Middle French loterie, from Middle Dutch, from lot lot; akin to Old English hlot lot Date: 1567
1. a game in which thousands of poor people chip in money to make one poor person rich.

Re: Lottery sees green in vending

Taxpayer2008 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:09:47 -0400

"GTECH is paid on a percentage of total sales, and the company figures the machines would lead to more ticket sales..."

So they're looking for more losers eh? If you don't play, you can't lose.

At least they're giving a break to those who go to the stores to shop only to be held up by losers buying tickets at the counter.

Re: And the winner is...

mountainman — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:11:19 -0400

Congrats Mr.Wilson!!!! Hope taxes don't wipe you out.

Re: And the winner is...

grinder — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:49:26 -0400

So you win $88,000,000 and take home about $29,000,000.

And we need to raise taxes?????????????????????????

And the winners are not...

PoliticalJunkie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:18:10 -0400

North Carolina's teachers, education system and taxpayers.

The Democrats told us the lottery would generate tons of money to save education now they've voted to fire 12,000 teachers and raise our taxes.

How the heck did they screw this up?