Gambling On A National Lottery

From as far back as the 1990s, the Ingraham administration had talks about the introduction of a national lottery, The Nassau Guardian understands.
But it seems the powerful church lobby and the equally powerful numbers bosses made it impossible for the government to clear a path toward the introduction of a lottery.

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Presence Of UK Lottery Consultants Questioned

Former Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing yesterday questioned why the Christie administration has engaged consultants from the United Kingdom to advise the government on how a national lottery would work if it has no position on the issue.

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U.K. Consultants To Advise On Nat'l Lottery

The government has engaged consultants from the United Kingdom to advise the Ministry of Finance on how a national lottery would be best structured in The Bahamas, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.

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LOTTERY REFERENDUM WILL FOLLOW NORTH ABACO BY-ELECTION

By CELESTE NIXON

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Lottery Referendum Will Follow North Abaco By-Election

A National lottery referendum will be called following the upcoming by-election in Abaco this year, Prime Minister Perry Christie reiterated yesterday.

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Prominent hotelier supports legalized lottery

Dear Editor,
The debate on the legalization of a lottery rages on. It is regrettable that the issue is so divisive, particularly when there are so many national is- sues requiring unified attention such as job creation, education reform and crime eradication. But, it is what it is.
About 40 years ago while travelling through Connecticut, I discovered that a state operated lottery had been introduc...

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Referendum could result in national sports lottery

The Progressive Liberal Party government, according to one of the big political campaign promises, will bring to the Bahamian people a referendum on gambling in the immediate future.
Prime Minister Perry Christie is on record most recently saying "I will wish it to be so, before the end of the year" in reference to the referendum on gambling.
In the Bahamian sporting circles throughout the many in...

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Sports funding through national lottery possible

The Government of The Bahamas through the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture faces a monumental financial task in providing just small grants to the various federations. The grants for federations and subsidies for boards and commissions were sliced by the previous administration and judging by the budget presented recently, nothing much figures to change.
With this backdrop, a national sports ...

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Christian Council reiterates opposition to national lottery

The Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) said yesterday its stands "diametrically opposed" to gambling and if a referendum is held it would do everything in its power to make that position known.
Responding to a promise made by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) on the campaign trail to hold a referendum on a national lottery and gambling within its first 100 days, President of the BCC Rev. Dr. Ranfor...

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Lottery Ticket

• Genre : Comedy
• Rating : T - 15yrs and Older

Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.