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Tennessee Lottery Warning Not Recommended

TENNESSEE – As reported by the Tennessean: "Efforts to strengthen the message to lottery players about the dangers of problem gambling failed to get a favorable recommendation yesterday from the legislature's Lottery Oversight Committee.

"One of the measures would replace the message on lottery machines and paraphernalia from ''Play Responsibly'' to ''WARNING: GAMBLING, INCLUDING PLAYING THE LOTTERY, CAN BE ADDICTIVE.''

"State Rep. Glen Casada, R-College Grove, the bill's sponsor, noted that the measure is not dead because the committee can only recommend whether a bill ought to pass or fail.

"Casada said he and Sen. Jim Bryson, R-Franklin, will try to run the warning bill and two other bills through the legislature's regular committee system.

"…State Sen. Steve Cohen, co-chairman of the committee, spoke against all three bills. He said they covered areas best addressed by the board of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. He added that the legislature has no business micromanaging the lottery…"

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