New Stadium

[Theee Catrabbit]

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O the memories of being 18 and legal at the Lucky Lady for dollar pitchers BEFORE the Hobo Day parade/game.
Most of the time we even had someone legal (sober) enough to drive us to the game.

If you want it! Well we got it! At the Lucky Laaaaaaaadyyyy!

[Nidaros]

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Thats not a bad thought, however it would require a change in state law and every good cause in South Dakota would want to do the same thing which would then cut down the amount of money going toward property tax reduction:

"42-7A-24. Net proceeds transferred to state property tax reduction fund--"Net proceeds" defined. Net proceeds from the sale of instant lottery tickets shall be transferred to the state general fund on an annual basis after July first each year. The commission shall maximize the net proceeds to the state from the sale of instant and on-line lottery tickets. In no event may yearly lottery expenses for the sale of lottery tickets, excluding expenditures from retained earnings, exceed the amount of combined net proceeds transferred to the state general fund, the state corrections facility construction fund, and the state capital construction fund. Net machine income from video lottery games shall be directly deposited in the state property tax reduction fund upon receipt. Net proceeds are funds in the lottery operating fund which are not needed for the payment of prizes, lottery expenses, and total retained earnings up to one and one-half million dollars cash deemed necessary by the executive director and commission for replacement, maintenance, and upgrade of business systems, product development, legal and operating contingencies of the lottery.

Beginning in fiscal year 1997 and each year thereafter, the commission shall transfer the first one million four hundred thousand dollars from the net proceeds from the sale of on-line video lottery tickets collected pursuant to § 42-7A-24 to the general fund. The commission shall then transfer an amount equal to the remaining net proceeds from the sale of on-line lottery tickets collected pursuant to § 42-7A-24 to the state capital construction fund created in § 5-27-1."

I don't dispute anything said in your post, in fact you did a better job of debunking this idea than I did. My thoughts on the lottery are that they have not worked as orginally thought. My property taxes went down a few bucks this year, but I am willing to bet the lottery did not make that happen.

[goon]

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I don't dispute anything said in your post, in fact you did a better job of debunking this idea than I did. My thoughts on the lottery are that they have not worked as orginally thought. My property taxes went down a few bucks this year, but I am willing to bet the lottery did not make that happen.

you may be right it wasnt working because i am pretty sure mine had gone up a little bit.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

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Thats not a bad thought, however it would require a change in state law and every good cause in South Dakota would want to do the same thing which would then cut down the amount of money going toward property tax reduction:

"42-7A-24. Net proceeds transferred to state property tax reduction fund--"Net proceeds" defined. Net proceeds from the sale of instant lottery tickets shall be transferred to the state general fund on an annual basis after July first each year. The commission shall maximize the net proceeds to the state from the sale of instant and on-line lottery tickets. In no event may yearly lottery expenses for the sale of lottery tickets, excluding expenditures from retained earnings, exceed the amount of combined net proceeds transferred to the state general fund, the state corrections facility construction fund, and the state capital construction fund. Net machine income from video lottery games shall be directly deposited in the state property tax reduction fund upon receipt. Net proceeds are funds in the lottery operating fund which are not needed for the payment of prizes, lottery expenses, and total retained earnings up to one and one-half million dollars cash deemed necessary by the executive director and commission for replacement, maintenance, and upgrade of business systems, product development, legal and operating contingencies of the lottery.

Beginning in fiscal year 1997 and each year thereafter, the commission shall transfer the first one million four hundred thousand dollars from the net proceeds from the sale of on-line video lottery tickets collected pursuant to § 42-7A-24 to the general fund. The commission shall then transfer an amount equal to the remaining net proceeds from the sale of on-line lottery tickets collected pursuant to § 42-7A-24 to the state capital construction fund created in § 5-27-1."

Excellent points. The law always seems to get in the way of my good ideas...

Just for reference, here is a list of the current scratch games http://lottery.sd.gov/games/scratch/

That's a lot of games with little to no incentive to buy other than winning. If I could buy a chance to win, plus know I'm supporting a cause, that is a win/win in my book and should result in higher sales across the board. Whether those higher sales would off set a lower percentage of the take for the state is another matter.

Would it be possible to write the law in a way that somehow limits participation? Of course, it would be interesting to see what organizations would actually want to attach their name to something as controversial as lotto - my guess, very few.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

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Another thought, bear with me.

http://lottery.sd.gov/about/where/

Where the revenue goes, could the stadium portion fall under operation cost?

[HoboD]

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Another thought, bear with me.

http://lottery.sd.gov/about/where/

Where the revenue goes, could the stadium portion fall under operation cost?

That "operational cost" is referring to the cost of the lottery commission, employees, equipment, travel, etc. so no. And the way the budget process works changing any of the current distribution scheme for the current lottery dollars is a non starter, BUT maybe a change is made to allow a special ticket for 2 dollars, the first dollar goes as currently, the second goes to special camupus projects. I think ALOT of people would buy a ticket every once in awhile if they knew the money was going toward the stadium. Heck let all of the campuses do it and earmark how where their procedes would go. That just might have a chance of passing........

[TK22867]

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Will seating in the new stadium again be based on priority points? Or perhaps we'll move to a PSL type seating for certain areas of the stadium? I guess it depends on what kind of seating we end up with. Wouldn't be surprised to see a PSL and annual donation requirement for prime 50 yard line seats.

[shot_5533]

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How many people recieved the on line survey about the stadium? Got mine today.

[goon]

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How many people recieved the on line survey about the stadium? Got mine today.

I got it for the second time yesterday. Every time I see the drawings for the staduim and field house, I think how awesome that would be. Would love to see that happen sooner then later. would make it the premier stadium in the region IMO.

[Theee Catrabbit]

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Will seating in the new stadium again be based on priority points? Or perhaps we'll move to a PSL type seating for certain areas of the stadium? I guess it depends on what kind of seating we end up with. Wouldn't be surprised to see a PSL and annual donation requirement for prime 50 yard line seats.

I imagine the 50 yard-line seats would cost you some beau coup dinero. On the survey they ask basically how much would you spend on box seating. It. was. a. lot.

[JackJD]

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I must have missed a class...what is "PSL type seating"?

[Jacks#1Fan]

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I must have missed a class...what is "PSL type seating"?

Positive Source Levitation (PSL: Just like floating on air, available at your nearest SlumberLand dealer).

[Nidaros]

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I got my survey again yesterday and since I completed the first one, I did not think it was necessary to fill out a second one unless questions were added to the first mailing.

[JackJD]

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#1: That's a better definition than my guess: P (of) S*#@ Legroom. I was worried.

TK: when you wrote PSL seating--what did that mean? Your comment made it sound like it was an alternative to the point system for purchasing season tickets.

There will be a point system -- likely the same type of system we now have which gets tweaked once in a while. So, for those who want to lock in the ability to get good seating in a new stadium, think about buying season tickets and increasing donations now. You need motivation? Talk to someone from a Big 10 school about what it takes to purchase good season tickets -- I have a brother in law who has great tickets on about the 40-45 yard line, about 10 or 11 rows up, at TCFed Bank Stadium for Gopher games. You may be shocked to find out what that costs. The cost of game-day parking alone would shock most 'Rabbit fans. And the fact is, for the entertainment value, a competitive MVFC game is every bit as entertaining as a competitive Big 10 game. Our tickets are dirt cheap and to support a new stadium and meet demand, they will and should go up in price.

[KUlawJack]

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That's a better definition than my guess: P (of) S*#@ Legroom. I was worried.

TK: when you wrote PSL seating--what did that mean? Your comment made it sound like it was an alternative to the point system for purchasing season tickets.

There will be a point system -- likely the same type of system we now have which gets tweaked once in a while. So, for those who want to lock in the ability to get good seating in a new stadium, think about buying season tickets and increasing donations now. You need motivation? Talk to someone from a Big 10 school about what it takes to purchase good season tickets -- I have a brother in law who has great tickets on about the 40-45 yard line, about 10 or 11 rows up, at TCFed Bank Stadium for Gopher games. You may be shocked to find out what that costs. The cost of game-day parking alone would shock most 'Rabbit fans. And the fact is, for the entertainment value, a competitive MVFC game is every bit as entertaining as a competitive Big 10 game. Our tickets are dirt cheap and to support a new stadium and meet demand, they will and should go up in price.

PSL = premium seat lease? One pays a fee to lease the seat for a given number of years in addition to the ticket price.