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California Lottery Overhaul Effort Dropped

SACRAMENTO, California – As reported by LA Daily News: "Citing widespread opposition, Assemblyman George Plescia on Monday dropped lottery-backed legislation that would have added Nevada-style gambling themes to the state-run games.

"Though he quietly deleted the amendment, the San Diego Republican said he's pushing the rest of his controversial measure -- which would boost lottery prizes and slice struggling schools' share of revenue -- in the hope of fostering lotto mania that would then increase education's take.

"Even with the deletion of the hard-core themes -- such as roulette, dice, baccarat, blackjack, Lucky 7s, draw poker and slot machines -- foes of the first overhaul of the 20-year-old lottery in two decades fear it would push California closer to becoming the gambling capital of the world.

"…Plescia said newspaper reports on the gambling-theme amendment last week triggered a furor among anti-gambling groups -- and even worse, among supporters of the overall lottery reorganization bill…"

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