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Lottery, Poverty Link Highlighted in Maryland Slot Debate

BALTIMORE, Maryland – As reported by the Associated Press: "Recent studies suggest the Maryland Lottery generates an outsized share of its revenue from the poor, from minorities and from people with limited education.

"Gambling opponents and some researchers say these are also the people more likely to play slots, should Maryland legalize machines, raising questions of whether state-run slots would exploit the disadvantaged.

"…The study finds that districts that sell the most lottery tickets per person have more poverty, more minority residents and more high school dropouts than elsewhere.

"…Supporters of legalizing slots, though, cite the 30-year-old state lottery as a model of how state-sponsored gambling can rake in big money without alienating the public."

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