VIRGINIA'S LOTTERY – BENEFICIAL OR NOT?

In 1987, Virginia residents voted on a referendum for a state-operated lottery, and even though, according to an article in the Richmond Times – Dispatch on February 9, 2003, the majority of politicians believed that the state should not be "in the business of promoting gambling" (Robertson), Virginians voted overwhelmingly for the lottery, and consequently the Virginia Lottery was born. According to the Virginia Lottery's Web site, in 1999 all proceeds from the Lottery were allotted to local public schools, to be used for educational purposes, and in 2000 Virginians voted affirmatively on the State Lottery Proceeds Fund, which was an amendment to Virginia's Constitution that directed all Virginia Lottery profits go to education. Every day people purchase Lottery tickets in the hope of hitting the "Jackpot" or even just making a few "extra bucks", and believe they are justified because the money goes to help local schools, but should......

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