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Those who propose a lottery for Hawaii should realize that the poor and economically challenged will likely spend a disproportionate amount of their money on lotto tickets instead of food and other essentials.
When I traveled to the mainland for my job, I noticed that you will be hard-pressed to find a store that sells lotto tickets and scratch cards in higher- income neighborhoods. But in the inner city, where low-income households are typically located, you will find several stores per block that sell lotto tickets and scratch cards.
I don’t fault those without money to try and win the lotto, but the chance of winning is about 1 in 300 million. Maybe the reason you won’t find stores that sell lotto tickets in the well-to-do neighborhoods is that they don’t spend their money on pipe dreams.
Clifford Toyama
Moanalua
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