@rbreich Lotteries got shoehorned in most states on the promise that profits would go towards educational funding; I haven’t seen evidence of that school funding yet.

@Chancerubbage @rbreich I am not sure about other states, but here in Florida, we fund Bright Futures scholarships with lottery money. Kids who meet the grade requirements, do community service hours, and take certain high school classes can qualify for 75% or 100% college tuition. Bright Futures paid for my son's tuition to get his bachelor's degree. We do a lot of dumb things in Florida, but Bright Futures is one good thing. I rarely play any of the lottery games, although I sometimes give Lotto tickets as holiday gifts, because, you never know! But I do see far too many people slapping down $50 buying scratch off tickets while they complain about the cost of groceries...