Letter: Casinos should support lottery and sell tickets

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Friday, March 4, 2005 | 4:37 a.m.

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When I lived in New York state, lottery sellers received 5 cents for every dollar lottery ticket they sold. They also got a share of any large amount won.

Casinos should keep this in mind and realize that rather than competing for gambling dollars they could make a constant and substantial profit by selling the tickets themselves.

For every $100 worth of lottery tickets sold, there would be a five-spot in their pocket, with no downside. When you consider the slim margins that some table games give the house, lottery sales would be a winner for them. They should support a Nevada lottery.

RICHARD J. MUNDY