When the local bookie runs numbers, it’s a crime. When the government does it, it’s for the children. And the bookies’ payout is much higher.
Watching “Pawn Stars” on the history channel the other night and a guy brought in a lottery ticket signed by George Washington.
When an expert came in to authenticate in he gave a little history lesson about it. He said that lotteries were very common (and often very corrupt) in the colonies and later in the early nation but were a standard means of raising money for various civic projects.