I don’t believe that the government should promote gambling like this. If private individuals want to open up a casino and gamble, that should be their choice. But having state owned casinos and lotteries is simply an expansion of government.
Yay! You are correct. Alas, you live in the wrong country. Or, at least the wrong century.
I agree. This would make the government own an entertainment business, which competes against other entertainment businesses. Since the Government makes the rules, it’s hard to see how this would be fair...and when you have a corrupt city like Chicago own gambling houses, what could go wrong?