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maringoman — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:09:56 GMT

Sad, ain't it? I always say that the benefits of a resource should benefit the person who sweats for it most then the others. If a city within a state spends a lot of money on the lottery, it is only natural that the state spend a higher percentage of the profits on that particular city. Fairs' fair.

Study finds wealthy counties get most benefit from Indiana Lottery profits

Lottery Post — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:36:05 GMT

When you play the Hoosier Lottery, the odds are against you. But if you're poor? Then, so is the system.

An Indianapolis Star review of the Hoosier Lottery has found that while lower-income players disproportionately fund the lottery, the state transfers lottery profits disproportionately to the wealthiest counties.

It's a quirk that seems to punish the very people the state counts on to fuel a revenue source that last year topped $217 million.

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