Who Are the Big Winners and Losers in the Lottery Battle?
Now that it is finally done, who are the winners and losers in the lottery fight? The biggest winner might be you, if you are a regular reader of my column. My opposition to a state-run lottery has been so strong that you have had to endure lots of columns filled with my passion about the topic. Your ordeal could be over. The biggest losers might be the biggest supporters of the lottery. The lobbyists and public relations consultants, who have, off and on, been on the payrolls of gambling companies promoting the state lottery, may have worked themselves out of their jobs. Some of them, however, may get a second wind, again representing these companies as they compete to get a contract to run the states new gambling business or working to expand the lotterys operation. Other losers might be the Democratic Party leadership. The governor, lieutenant governor, the House speaker, and the Senate leadership took prominent roles in the passage of the lottery this year. In public, they are cele
