There's no state lottery but... (Las Vegas, Carson City: estate, wage , default)

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by tangodoodles

Haha, thanks, I got that from combining the names of two of my dogs. I used it as a username in the eighth grade so it just sort of stuck. So, Megabucks is basically the same as Megamillions? Is it like one of those machines with the arm that you pull down and it will tell you if you won?

Megabucks is a regular progressive slot machine. The jackpot gets higher with every play. All the megabucks machines statewide are connected so that the jackpot goes up very fast. At 22 million it's a good time to play as it will most likely hit soon. I usually allow myself seven plays...$21.00...and keep whatever comes out rather than feed my winnings back. A few times I've gone home with over $300.00. Usually whoever hits it is just passing by with a $20.00. When it first started a bunch of us guys from work would go to lunch at a casino on payday and each make seven plays. Then whatever we won we would put in our "retirement" bank account. Then we got greedy and blew it all. There are also quarter and nickle machines with large progressive jackpots that are connected statewide, and some casinos have their own big money progressive machines. As far as lotteries, I'm guessing the odds of hitting KENO would be better. I've never understood why people who live here where there is gambling in every drugstore, supermarket, bar, and mini-mart, as well as all the casinos, would drive for an hour to buy lottery tickets when the odds are astronomical against.

[jpk]

Why not just pull the lever on a slot machine at the gas station or convenience store? That's the same place you would go to buy a Lotto ticket.

I think a government lottery is a terrible idea from a philosophical view. You put the government in charge of a gambling enterprise and set it in direct competition with private businesses in the state? Once a government lottery is established, do you think the government will keep advertising tourism to outsiders, or will it begin to spend some of that money on marketing it's own lottery?

What a horrible idea, instead of churning up business for the local economy the government starts sucking loose change out of local residents pockets.

Desertsun, kinda suprising you want the government running its own gambling operation. Given that you are opposed to Big Brother and anything smelling of a police state, a lottery is something that puts a lot of power in the governments hands to compete with private businesses and individuals as well as suck money out of the local economy and put it in Big Brothers pockets.

At least if you drop a dollar in a slot machine at the gas station or video poker at a bar, most of the money goes to pay the paycheck of the guy behind the counter so he can feed his family AND pay taxes. When you give it to the government directly, its just you paying taxes directly.

[tortoise]

Originally Posted by mmckenna

Can I go to Arizona and buy powerball tickets for the next month?

Arizona Lottery How To Play . . "You can play Powerball for up to 10 consecutive drawing dates on the same ticket. Just tell the retailer at the time of purchase or mark the Multi-Draw box on your selection slip."

[PinkString]

Originally Posted by mmckenna

Can I go to Arizona and buy powerball tickets for the next month? That would be 2 drawings a week for 4 weeks = 8 tickets. (More or less). I did not realize I could buy them that far ahead of time...is that correct?

Do I just ask the ticket agent for a quick pick for the next 8 drawings?

In order to play for the next 8-20 drawings, you have to pick the same numbers on one ticket. If you aren't sure how to do it, ask someone in line or at the counter. They are usually quite helpful.

[PinkString]

Originally Posted by jpk

Why not just pull the lever on a slot machine at the gas station or convenience store? That's the same place you would go to buy a Lotto ticket.

I think a government lottery is a terrible idea from a philosophical view. You put the government in charge of a gambling enterprise and set it in direct competition with private businesses in the state? Once a government lottery is established, do you think the government will keep advertising tourism to outsiders, or will it begin to spend some of that money on marketing it's own lottery?

What a horrible idea, instead of churning up business for the local economy the government starts sucking loose change out of local residents pockets.

Desertsun, kinda suprising you want the government running its own gambling operation. Given that you are opposed to Big Brother and anything smelling of a police state, a lottery is something that puts a lot of power in the governments hands to compete with private businesses and individuals as well as suck money out of the local economy and put it in Big Brothers pockets.

At least if you drop a dollar in a slot machine at the gas station or video poker at a bar, most of the money goes to pay the paycheck of the guy behind the counter so he can feed his family AND pay taxes. When you give it to the government directly, its just you paying taxes directly.

I never play the slots at a convenience store or a bar. Places I don't go. And the odds aren't the greatest either. I heard the worse odds were the machines at the airport.
They do have machines in the supermarkets as well, and I never play those either.
For me, If I want to play a machine, I will go to a casino. I only play keno, so just any machine will not do.

[dynimagelv]

the last time I played a slot machine, they had Hats n Six Shooters on their arms....... and the last time I played a table game was Sept 16, 1962 [the day I turned 21] and yet I don't want to live anywhere but a gambling town....hmmmmmmmmmmm

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by dynimagelv

the last time I played a slot machine, they had Hats n Six Shooters on their arms....... and the last time I played a table game was Sept 16, 1962 [the day I turned 21] and yet I don't want to live anywhere but a gambling town....hmmmmmmmmmmm

Are you my long lost brother? Now that you mention it, I feel the same way. Maybe shot craps two or three times, haven't played 21 since they did away with $1.00 tables, quit playing poker when they all went to Texas Hold 'em, and probably don't play slots more than once or twice a year. Have no idea how to play the lottery, and tend to believe that those who do are naive and have never done any real gambling. Sorry...just another Las Vegas snob ya know.

[dynimagelv]

The only "GAMBLING" that is done in Las Vegas is on I-15 into town......we didn't build this joint by paying no stinkin weeners........

[kimba01]

Originally Posted by PinkString

Tangodoodles(cute name by the way) Megabucks machines are in most casinos. You bet $3 a shot in the hopes of winning the jackpot. It's around $22 million right now. Ive only won $15 the last two fridays after getting my free spin compliments of Santa fe casino.

Hmmm, is that why I saw a big line of people in the Green Valley Casino waiting to pull a slot? I thought maybe it was a free pull for the card holders.

[jpk]

Originally Posted by PinkString

I never play the slots at a convenience store or a bar. Places I don't go. And the odds aren't the greatest either. I heard the worse odds were the machines at the airport.
They do have machines in the supermarkets as well, and I never play those either.
For me, If I want to play a machine, I will go to a casino. I only play keno, so just any machine will not do.

Don't you have to go to a convenience store to buy a Lotto ticket?

Yes, the odds at the airport are the absoluste worst. They honestly set those machines up for gambling addicts and drunks to milk every last penny from those types before they leave town. Not sure that the same applies to the machines around town in non-tourist locations like the grocery store and gas stations.

But since when is someone who plays the lottery worried about the odds?

And to those who started to fork the discussion, I don't gamble either. That's not my point. My point is that folks who live here, whether gamblers or not, shouldn't be so eager for the state to run its own gambling operation.