Nevada Lottery Moves Ahead

[Harvey]

As reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Declaring that Nevadans know the odds and are smart enough to decide whether to play lotteries, the Assembly voted Tuesday for a resolution that eventually could end the constitutional ban on lotteries in the state.

"…Citing a poll that found 73 percent of Nevadans favor a state lottery, Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen, D-Las Vegas, said he will support a lottery, in particular because it would raise $50 million to $200 million a year for textbooks and supplies for public school students.

"The measure passed 29-13, with all but one of the 27 Assembly Democrats backing the lottery proposal, Assembly Joint Resolution 5.

"…If approved by the Senate this session and again by the entire Legislature in 2009, AJR5 would set up a public vote in 2010 to decide whether Nevada should have a state lottery..."

[luckofthedraw]

Nevadans are now considered capable of deciding for themselves if they want to gamble or not! This would benefit the state greatly, all that money will come be very useful.