I wish they would get started on the Walk of Fame... we have two we want to buy while the irons hot.
The project is 5.5 million. Hopefully they got some recently but what I was told is they have around a ¼ million so far. I hope it's much higher by now.
The Iowa Lottery is a state-run program and *ALL* lottery profits go into helping fund state programs; they are not getting rich or lining their pockets. Because of their situation, the Lottery could not donate to the new Museum directly, but donated 10% of the licensing fee (so the licensing fee was $24,000).
Come on Wayne be realistic... putting the money into the general fund is just another way for the state legislature to use it on pet projects pushed through by greedy or long-term politicians. It's just as corrupt a group as the US Congress when they slip pet projects into bills that are loaded with amendments to fund these projects. South Dakota, where I'm from has video lottery, and early on they made sure 50% of the profits went towards education. It funded computers for all SD schools and it was made to do some good.
Duke tickets in sales alone brought in 1.2 million less any pay outs and they gave only $2,400. That comes to 2 tenths of 1% of the gross sales. That's like taking a big Mrs. Fields cookie and giving Duke a small crumb. It should never have been allowed.
I know a place close to us that the manager said she still has the tickets and hasn't put them out because she doesn't have room. So there are more tickets. The owner is just stubborn and was nasty. We were buying tickets all weekend in Des Moines. 600,000 tickets at $2 each, they took in over 1.2 million dollars. And all they gave was $2,400. Now I wish I never bought any. That's downright deplorable. Iowa should be ashamed of themselves.
The lottery officials were giving out the tickets at the parade. I won $2 and my wife won $2 as well. I bought more and will keep them unless I win big!!
That's where the wife got the free t-shirt that fits me...
I scratched off the others I bought on the way home and won another $13 so I've won a total of $22. I do have 25 non-winning tickets. If anyone is interested, I may mail out a few of them so you can have them in a collection. I will keep at least two of each type so I'll give away about 19 of them. Now I have tickets from Kansas, Rhode Island and Iowa.
I couldn't resist my urge to get some of these tickets while I was in Iowa... Out of the first 10 tickets ($20) I won $9, I bought another 15 tickets $30 and will have to see how they do. We are giving our cat sitter 3 tickets but I have 12 more chances to win $10,000. Yeah, right! They can only be bought from stores in Iowa and the game is on for a limited time only... get yours today.
If your too far away from Iowa and want these for a souvenir to for whatever reason, I can go to Iowa and get more but it would be a special trip. There was a lottery booth at the fairgrounds on Sunday and you got a chance to win a ticket, a JW centennial t-shirt, and JW blankets. I got a ticket, wife got a t-shirt that only fits me. So I won twice...
I have a request for one ticket already but with gas at $3.65 a gallon here I'd have to go for more than one ticket.
Do we really want to see The Duke on a Lottery Ticket, Reduced to advertising for gambling. Don't get me wrong, I've gambled before but should Wayne be on one of our vices? I guess this isn't the first time. I think it would be better if they said a portion of the money was going to help build the museum. The museum will bring in state tax revenue. btw... here's what the last lottery tickets looked like.
