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all government lotteries should be banned. they exploit the poor. its really depressing to see how much money some spend on these tickets. In Georgia less than

all government lotteries should be banned. they exploit the poor. its really depressing to see how much money some spend on these tickets. In Georgia less than a third is actually reaching the designated programs, it was by law 35% but terms in there let it fluctuate to payout to instant tickets.

zf00002 12y ago
Not sure about other states but MN even has online "virtual" scratch-offs that you can buy. They even have "subscriptions" to this crap. It's disgusting.
- coldpie 12y ago
  Yeah, it's really ugly in MN. The MN leg even plans for gambling proceeds for future funding. They planned for video gambling in bars to pay for their $500MM donation to billionaire Zygi Wilf's sports team, and fell all over themselves when it didn't[1]. http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_26579002/vikings-stadium-gaming-revenues-still-projected-pay-large http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_26579002/vikings-stadi...
refurb 12y ago
Do you really think banning lotteries would stop people from gambling? It certainly doesn't work for alcohol or drugs.
- icelancer 12y ago
  Certainly not. But why should the government have a monopoly on it with ridiculous odds and games?
  - refurb 12y ago
    Because it's better than the old system where people were blatantly ripped off and lent money that if they didn't pay back would result in their legs being broken?
    - icelancer 12y ago
      ...how is that different than today? Someone can find a loan shark and an illegal craps ring if they want. What you are describing is not happening in Las Vegas today, which has legalized gambling run by private entities.