Economy

An online lottery will hurt Main Street retailers

An online lottery will hurt Main Street retailers

Stores cannot absorb another government-induced revenue hit

By Robert Mellion Lottery, State Government 0 Comments May 20, 2023

LOCALLY OWNED retail stores are rightfully up in arms about inclusion of an online lottery in the House fiscal 2024 budget. As demonstrated through testimony before the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, an online lottery system in competition against stores is not needed. The expansion of the lottery online will harm(...)

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