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raffle ticket anyone
Published Jul. 8, 2008
From the Star Tribune
The head of the Minnesota Gambling Control Board said that a solicitation for funds on the national website of the Barack Obama presidential campaign may constitute a raffle, which is a violation of Minnesota gambling laws.
Tom Barrett, executive director of the board, said he will ask the state Department of Public Safety to look into the matter.
The Obama website, which is soliciting funds of up to $2,300, says anyone who makes a contribution to the Obama campaign of $5 or more between now and July 31 “could be one of 10 supporters chosen to meet Barack backstage” in Denver.
It further says that the 10 selected supporters can bring a guest and will be flown to Denver to spend two days at the Democratic Party national convention, including hearing Obama’s speech on Aug. 28.
Barrett said he received a phone call from someone who had seen the website, and after reviewing it, decided to contact the Department of Public Safety.
Barrett said his office regulates only charitable gambling. The state Gambling Board website specifically states that one cannot conduct a raffle as a fundraiser for a political campaign. Only nonprofit charities may conduct raffles.
Sounds like a raffle to me.
This has made me crack up. I can't believe Obama campaign trying to say this raffle is not against the gaming laws in the states.
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July 9, 2008 8:01 a.m.
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July 9, 2008 7:40 a.m.
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July 8, 2008 10:12 p.m.
Are you actually being serious? This guy has turned out to be just another typical politician, and he has all the warts and smells and bumps as all of them do. Worse yet, he is a racist.
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July 8, 2008 9:46 p.m.
July 8, 2008 9:31 p.m.
That's even funnier than the raffle itself..........He just like all the others out there are noting close to honest........Something happens to them when they get into office. They may were honest but something sure does change them..........
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July 8, 2008 8:35 p.m.
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July 8, 2008 8:33 p.m.
July 8, 2008 8:32 p.m.
Sounds like the same old thing politicians have been doing since John Q. Adams was president.
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July 8, 2008 8:24 p.m.
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July 8, 2008 8:22 p.m.
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