Actually, this is the first time in a long time that I’ve agreed with something the NAACP said. I have no objection to gambling, but the government absolutely should not be in the business of promoting it.
Furthermore, the state lottery organizations generally become bloated beauraracies whose main mission is to sustain themselves. Only a small fraction of their revenues find their way back into useful projects. A huge percentage of state lottery budgets goes back into advertising and promotion. And unlike private casinos, who advertise the fun and excitement of the experience but never imply that you’re going to win, government run lotteries run advertisements that border on fraud in the way they practically promise that you will win.
Gambling is a business that the government ought to be policing, not running.
Gambling is a business that the government ought to be policing, not running.
The state of Kansas actually runs the non-Indian casinos in the state, and they also "partner" with the liquor stores, and have some of the very dumbest laws ever. For instance, a liquor store is banned, by law, from selling anything other than liquor. Meaning you can't buy a soda, or mixer, or a lemon or lime, or salt, or a shot glass, or swizzle-sticks, or a cork-screw at a liquor store. So every liquor store that wants to sell any accessories must have a separate store, complete with a separate entrance and registers, to sell them.
Mark