According to Misty’s Dive Into Texas Government Blog, apparently our lottery has been losing popularity in the past few years. The whole purpose of the lottery was to bring money into the state and help bring money into our school system. Misty’s blog is good, but lacks more information in regards to how much money is being brought into the state by the lottery.
The lottery has accounted for about $21 billion since its inception. If the lottery would have been voted out, our public schools would have lost out $2.2 Billion (over two years). This would have also made bingo in the state of Texas illegal. There are non-profit organizations, such as Church’s that use bingo as a way to bring money into their organizations.
Our schools already lack funds for better education. So why take away the money that the lottery can continue to give schools? I am glad that it will be here for at least the next few years. What we need to do is educate the public more about the benefits of keeping the lottery around. The Texas Lottery Commission, should use money towards more advertising (commercials) to educate the public. I would have to disagree with Misty about the money going towards other programs or organizations, such as our veterans. Our veterans fought hard for our country and deserve our help.
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