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twitterLetter: What Nevada needs is a state lottery
Friday, Dec. 21, 2007 | 7:22 a.m.
Someone needs to ask Gov. Jim Gibbons why he is not pushing for a state lottery.
The majority of people in this state would support a lottery.
But previously the casino lobbyists have blocked proposals for a lottery when they have come up in the Nevada Legislature.
The people of Nevada need the $200 million to $300 million that a lottery would bring in, and it might even bring in more since this is a gamblers' state. Any amount would help the budget now.
A lottery, once passed, could be started in six months if they wanted to do it. If not, let's raise the lowest gaming tax in the world to balance the budget.
Ron Coleman, Las Vegas
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