Lotteries

Just Say "No" to Adult Children Wanting Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Don McNay

You are not doing your children any favors by not allowing them to grow up. I'm OK with parents helping children through college (in four years, not forty), but after that they are on their own.

Like Lottery Winners, Pro Athletes Also Blow Big Money

Don McNay | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Even as a structured settlement consultant, I was stunned to learn that within two years of retirement, 78 percent of NFL players are bankrupt or under financial stress.

Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business


Don McNay

As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

Powerball Jack and the Wall Street Bailout

Don McNay | Posted 04.16.2009 | Business


Don McNay

If the people on Wall Street knew that no one would ever be there to bail them out, ever again, they would be less inclined to gamble with instruments they don't really understand.

States Selling Addiction: "Why Not? We Need the Money!"

Stanton Peele | Posted 04.07.2009 | Home


Stanton Peele

Our financial and emotional needs now dictate that state governments sedate their citizens, while picking their pockets, from California to Kansas to the Mid-Atlantic.

Lottery Sales Up In Recession

AP | JUANITA COUSINS | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business


NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Even in these tough economic times, many people are feeling lucky. More than half of all states with lotteries have reported...