CNN Tonight - 2001-08-22
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[0:00] on CNN Tonight tonight.
[0:04] >> And as Ronald Reagan always used to say,
[0:07] God bless America.
[0:09] >> One of the Senate's conservative lions
[0:10] says it's time to retire.
[0:13] They're hoping to retire too soon
[0:18] and rich.
[0:20] And he wants a new job at the White
[0:22] House.
[0:23] >> Every time I look at George Bush, I know
[0:24] that I'm qualified to at least do what
[0:27] he does.
[0:29] CNN Tonight with Bill Heammer at the CNN
[0:32] Center in Atlanta.
[0:33] >> And good evening. In one hour's time,
[0:35] someone might be 200 million richer
[0:38] before taxes, of course. One of the
[0:40] fattest paychecks in Powerball history
[0:42] up for grabs and tickets were selling at
[0:44] an unbelievable pace. More than 3
[0:47] million per hour. As one store manager
[0:50] puts it, everyone is dreaming today. 21
[0:53] states in Washington DC offer the
[0:54] Powerball game. And to win, someone must
[0:57] pick the lucky six numbers. And the odds
[0:59] are incredible, too. 80 million to one.
[1:02] But hope still runs high.
[1:05] >> What What are you going to do with this
[1:06] money if you win?
[1:07] >> Anything I want.
[1:09] >> Anything you want.
[1:10] >> That's right.
[1:10] >> Splurge, retire to Hawaii, and goof off
[1:13] the rest of my life.
[1:14] >> First of all, I'm going to share it with
[1:16] all my friends. No, not really. I'm
[1:18] going to go hide.
[1:21] >> Now, not everyone thinks that $1 gamble,
[1:23] though, is a good thing. Is it harmless
[1:25] entertainment or a harmful act of
[1:28] desperation? CNN's Maria Inahosa and the
[1:31] ongoing debate over the stakes behind
[1:33] this frenzy game of chance.
[1:36] Question: What is the oldest and most
[1:39] widespread form of state sponsored
[1:41] gambling in the United States?
[1:44] Not the