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Opinion
S.
C. lottery takes a hit as Tarheels start sales
April
4, 2006
Now
that North Carolina has gone into the lottery business, it’s
expected to be only a matter of time before the lottery
revenue for South Carolina will decline.
There may be some
North Carolinians who will continue to come across the border
to purchase lottery tickets in the Palmetto State, but common
sense dictates that the numbers will be sharply reduced .....
in ticket buyers and dollars.
How much that will be is yet
to be seen. One thing seems clear, however. The scholarship
and other lottery generated money available for use in a
variety of ways for education in South Carolina will be
less.
Consider: Nine of South Carolina’s 10 top
lottery-sales spots are in York County. That county lies next
to the huge Charlotte and Gastonia, area where North Carolina
lottery tickets will be sold.
AGAIN, COMMON
SENSE SAYS that will have a significant negative
impact on those York County lottery ticket outlets, and, thus,
the state.
Eventually, it should all settle down so lottery
officials and lawmakers will have a better idea for what they
can spend and, of course, what students can get. From there on
they can get a better picture of adjusted revenue for
projection purposes. Meanwhile, it would be wise to lower
expectations by everyone concerned. In short, expect the worse
but hope for the best. At this point there’s not much else
they can do. It’s a gamble, no matter what ..... and no pun
intended. Hopefully, we didn’t get so accustomed to having
more that we can’t adjust to having less. That includes
lottery officials, state lawmakers, and every facet of
education that has come to depend on lottery money.
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