Lottery Expands to Every Corner

Massachusetts Governor Patrick Deval is not just looking to target the land and online casinos industry. His plans include the state lottery system too. Within the coming months Massachusetts lottery players will find gambling opportunities everywhere they go – something not everyone is happy about. The state is allowing the lottery to expand into unprecedented venues – coffee and doughnut shops, and even drug stores and more. Representatives for the state lottery are naturally comfortable and positive about the shift in venues able to sell lottery tickets. Dan Rosenfeld spoke for the state lottery and commented, “These are very successful businesses and we would like to partner with them. The more agents we have, the more [tickets] we can sell.” And if you’re the state lottery, selling more tickets is a great thing. But what about the online casinos poker players? From their viewpoint, the shift in Massachusetts to support the state lottery and land casinos is hypocritical, and some just don’t want to see lottery tickets on every corner. A recent comment from Network World did not speak favorably on the shift in Massachusetts, and on Governor Patrick’s agenda to target online casinos poker. Governor Patrick is "....rattling cell keys at the online poker crowd,” Network World remarks, and at the same time, “the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission – our officially blessed, multibillion gambling behemoth – is taking yet additional steps to ensure that residents here cannot step outside of their homes without tripping over a game of chance.” Governor Patrick’s questionable legislation is highly targeted by the criticism and it is still up in the air whether or not the legislation will pass and the lottery will continue to expand. Source:http://www.gamblecraft.com/

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