I just love how the politicians try to justify voting for it. I'm paraphrasing here, but they say "Gambling is highly addictive and it destroys families." Of course, this could be a (somewhat) valid reason if the government didn't sponsor gambling itself via state-run lotteries. They can look the other way on the potential harms as long as they get their millions from the Pick 6 and scratch-off tickets. The more I think about this bill, the more I think it's about squandering competition for their own gambling enterprises than anything else.
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