Lottery ads misleading

 
BY STATE REP. LESLIE OSBORN
Published: March 24, 2010

We’ve all seen the ads touting the alleged benefits of the lottery. The ads trot out an impressive list of statistics on everything the lottery provides public schools: 75,000 computers, 1,125,000 desks, 1.5 million library books, 450,000 microscopes and 1,500 school buses.

There’s just one problem: Not one of those claims is true.

The lottery actually provides just about $53 per student per year (if y...


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