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Old 03-01-2011, 06:07 PM
 
Location: Dangling from a mooses antlers
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geezzz if Alaska did legalize it...I sure hope the state would benefit 'cuz most other states don't see any revenue from them..then you and I have to pay for state mandated insurance to pay for the rehabilitation of the gambling addicted people!! MA is a prime example of what goes wrong with state mandated insurance and if we allow gambling then insurance pays for the rehab for the addiction!!! WTH??

Your crazy. That's the only way to explain it. You just make stuff up.

Massachusetts State Lottery - About the Lottery - Support Communities - Lottery Fund Distribution

The Lottery Aid returned $898,980,293 to the Commonwealth for Cities and Towns in Fiscal Year 2011.

Washington's Lottery -- Beneficiaries (http://www.walottery.com/Beneficiaries/WhereTheMoneyGoes/FY2010/Default.aspx - broken link)

Idaho Lottery - Money Distributions Chart and History

How the Money Helps

The Arizona Lottery funded a variety of beneficiaries throughout the state in FY10. The Lottery returned more than $141 million to State programs that help make Arizona a better place to live.
FY10 BENEFICIARYFY10 $ TRANSFER*General Fund$75,451,200Healthy Arizona$18,659,400Heritage Fund$16,147,700Local Transportation Assistance Fund$12,732,200Economic Development Fund$5,693,900Mass Transit$5,113,100County Assistance Fund$4,233,400CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Fund$2,527,700Homeless Shelter Services$1,000,000Department of Gaming$300,000 Total Back to Arizona:
$141,858,600

FY10 BENEFICIARYFY10 $ TRANSFER*General Fund$75,451,200Healthy Arizona$18,659,400Heritage Fund$16,147,700Local Transportation Assistance Fund$12,732,200Economic Development Fund$5,693,900Mass Transit$5,113,100County Assistance Fund$4,233,400CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Fund$2,527,700Homeless Shelter Services$1,000,000Department of Gaming$300,000 Total Back to Arizona:
$141,858,600
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Old 03-01-2011, 06:14 PM
 
Location: on top of a mountain
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well now you go a believe everything on the internet and what the states an gov... puts out there....live in a state an actually know what goes on is totally different...been involved with the politics of where money sources go for health care and services ...each state is different but I do know the state I live in!...the whole country needs to look at the health care mandated system an how it has crippled this state...the lottery and where and what the money was suppose to go for and what has actually happened to it......get involved...
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Old 03-08-2011, 08:16 AM
 
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geezzz if Alaska did legalize it...I sure hope the state would benefit 'cuz most other states don't see any revenue from them..then you and I have to pay for state mandated insurance to pay for the rehabilitation of the gambling addicted people!! MA is a prime example of what goes wrong with state mandated insurance and if we allow gambling then insurance pays for the rehab for the addiction!!! WTH??
this is almost true, but only because this country is run by a bunch of idiots. Tax payers pay for a lot of things that we shouldn't be. Lottiers have huge profits and if run correctly will help the econmy.
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