Poor Hawaii, no Lottery

**memorylane** · November 29th, 2012, 11:15 AM

The other part of the US is killing themselves buying tickets and has it up to 550+ million just since Thanksgiving when it was 325.
What would you do if Hawaii had lottery and what would you do if you won?
Why don't they have it?

**Ron Whitfield** · November 29th, 2012, 12:43 PM

They say it'll lead to organized crime in Hawaii if we let the lottery or gambling in. I guess this state is too incompetent to manage anything.

If I won the lottery I'd be an uber socialist lib and give most away while building a crazy bitchin pad in Kaaawa with a mini amphitheater for the best jams ever. And a walled moat with fully manned guard towers.

**scrivener** · November 29th, 2012, 01:32 PM

I think people should be allowed to do whatever they want with their money, so while I detest gambling, I think it should be legal. And yeah: if I lived in a lottery state, I'd buy a ticket once in a while. If they're going to give away millions of dollars, they might as well give it to me.

**Leo Lakio** · November 29th, 2012, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Ron Whitfield

If I won the lottery I'd be an uber socialist lib and give most away while building a crazy bitchin pad in Kaaawa with a mini amphitheater for the best jams ever. And a walled moat with fully manned guard towers.

Originally Posted by scrivener

And yeah: if I lived in a lottery state, I'd buy a ticket once in a while. If they're going to give away millions of dollars, they might as well give it to me.

But which of you would spend more on graffiti-proof public art?

**GregLee** · November 29th, 2012, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by scrivener

And yeah: if I lived in a lottery state, I'd buy a ticket once in a while. If they're going to give away millions of dollars, they might as well give it to me.

But they are not going to give it to you.

**Ron Whitfield** · November 29th, 2012, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by Leo Lakio

But which of you would spend more on graffiti-proof public art?

No need if they go with MM's solution. But I'll be in Kaaawa, never to see or use the rail and whatever they decide.

**Kaonohi** · November 29th, 2012, 03:41 PM

I currently have friends in sensible states buying lottery tickets; I pay, they buy, we share.

Heck, SOMEbody has to win!

**memorylane** · November 29th, 2012, 04:51 PM

5 16 22 23 29 and powerball 6

So, apparently it has been won somewhere.

I live in Jokelahoma for whom it took forever to get lottery and tattooing (because of the "bible belt" whatever that means) and I notice that every damn time one of these massive bastards are won (2-3) this year over 200 mil, it is always in states like Michigan, Ohio, Conn., etc. It's like some kind of set up.

**salmoned** · November 30th, 2012, 08:52 AM

We have lotteries in Hawaii, under the branding of 'insurance'. It's even better than those 'gambling' lotteries because you can game the system (cheat) to ensure an occasional win. In many cases, it's mandatory to play even though, by the very rules of the game, most players must lose, as in typical lotteries.

**memorylane** · November 30th, 2012, 09:58 AM

Surely you aren't speaking of vehicle insurance

**Kaonohi** · November 30th, 2012, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by memorylane

Surely you aren't speaking of vehicle insurance

Indeed, I think he is. AND, it is a lottery, of sorts, if you think about it, but:
The ticket price is higher,
The payout is less (more distributed),
The participants lose more than the operators win.

My take is that we form a REAL Hawaiian lottery.
Get tourists to pay a LOT into the system, our kama`aina will certainly put in their share. We get paid back when a kama`aina wins. (statistics!)

We all win!

Who is against it???????