Thursday, May 04, 2006

As reported by the Casper Star-Tribune: "In the latest push to make Wyoming
a Powerball state, an interim legislative committee on Monday authorized
legislation allowing Wyoming to join the multistate lottery. "Individual
lawmakers have sponsored Powerball bills in past legislative sessions, but
this marks the first time a committee will formally introduce a bill of its
own. ".'The way I look at it, the lottery is something the majority of the
people in this state want, and that's reason enough to pass the bill,' said
Wayne Reese, D-Cheyenne, a member of the Joint Interim Travel, Recreation,
Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee, which authorized the bill.

".Twenty-eight states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands
currently take part in Powerball. The largest-ever jackpot was $365 million
won by eight co-workers at a Lincoln, Neb., ham processing plant in
February.

".The committee plans to introduce the bill when the Legislature meets in
January."