Contacted Governor to suspend lotteries

Mindy D · ‎05-23-2010

I emailed FL Governor's office asking for a temporary suspension of the state lotteries. Some people feel the necessity to make unnecessary trips to buy their tickets, putting others in harms way.

KingstonsMom · ‎03-09-2010

TPTB in FL wouldn't even close ALL of their beaches to the horde of Spring Break crowds, I doubt they'll worry about people buying lottery tickets.

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Mindy D · ‎05-23-2010

@KingstonsMom wrote:
TPTB in FL wouldn't even close ALL of their beaches to the horde of Spring Break crowds, I doubt they'll worry about people buying lottery tickets.

I'm not sure what the Governor's legal ability to close beaches is under a state of emergency. I'm only guessing whether he has the power to suspend the lotteries. Local communities, I.e, cities and counties, should have closed those beaches. I'm fuming over this. Clearwater Beach makes me want to scream.

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

I've been buying our tickets for 7 days at a time, when I venture out to grocery shop. All done in one trip.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

Bri369 · ‎11-03-2018

You emailed him about suspending the lottery? I'm sure he has other pressing matters to worry about than the lottery.

Pook · ‎03-20-2010

@Mindy D I seriously doubt if there are that many doing that and even a quick trip to get a few tickets is not that bad. There are way more going to pick up takeouts waiting in lines so it would make more sense to say only delivery take out than stop selling lottery tickets! Also if he couldn't/wouldn't close beaches from the huge crowds that are still there he (or more than likely a clerical worker) surely won't do anything but probably get a chuckle from such an email.

Also, the mayor of (I think it was Miami) was just interviewed on the View and he stated he had no authority to close beaches.

Puppy Lips · ‎05-09-2010

How exactly would you enforce closing the beaches anyway. Aren't there lots of pathways to get to the beach? It would take a lot of man power to patrol all the beaches.

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KKJ · ‎03-11-2010

That's like I heard some states are closing their borders. How in the heck would you enforce that?

kitcat51 · ‎09-15-2016

Oh, good grief.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

I'm pretty sure the governor of Florida has bigger problems to deal with. People going to the local convenience store for their lottery tickets probably isn't high on that list right now.