With state lotteries not just a matter of making available safe-ish gambling that's not controlled by organized crime and the like. It's also a matter of havin

With state lotteries not just a matter of making available safe-ish gambling that's not controlled by organized crime and the like. It's also a matter of having the State spending millions of dollars advertising gambling at its citizens, reaching out to recruit new potential-gamblers from among the poorest citizens (+), promising them money beyond their wildest dreams, instead delivering them variable-reward reinforcement schedules (well known as the hardest addictions to quit) and a small extra dose of Poverty every time they're exercised. There is a massive conflict of interest if lotteries are to be evaluated as a solution for social ills. (+) Have you seen how many lottery advertisements there are in Whole Foods? Have you seen how many there are at a convenience store in a poor neighborhood, or on public transit, or the like?