Reply #19: I don't oppose legal gambling, but I am suspicious of state run lotteries [View All]

[Liberal Classic]

I fail to understand why the government should be allowed to run a lottery while other forms of gambling are illegal. Honestly, even with the crappy odds at Keno in Las Vegas you have better odds of winning than at state run lotteries. There's also the issue that some people are morally opposed to gambling, believe it is destructive. I don't see how the government can justify this as a form of revenue. It may be making some money in one area but costing money in others.

Sadly, winning the lotter is now the American Dream (TM).