Va. Lottery: Gambling or Gold Mine?

Lottery Post — Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:42:14 GMT

15 Years Later, Program Has Its Fans and CriticsIf buying a house with a white picket fence is the American dream, perhaps winning the lottery is the American daydream.Players know the odds are against them, but for some, a chance at thousands of dollars, or even millions, seems worth a dollar or two.Fifteen years after the Virginia Lottery was created in September of 1988, some area residents play every day.But even though revenues go to public education, some still oppose it.I opposed it (in 1... [ More ]