Do you think lotteries should be required to donate a portion of their profits to gambling addiction treatment?

[Mike_25]

Nah, that’s silly. Lotteries are businesses trying to make money just like any other company. If they donated some of their profits to “problem gamblers,” it would just cut into their bottom line and end up costing taxpayers more in the long run to fund the lotteries.

The truth is, you can’t legislate away gambling addiction. Those with a problem will always find a way to feed their habit, lottery money or not. The only real solution is education and voluntary treatment options. Requiring donations just creates unnecessary bureaucracy and wastage. If someone has a gambling addiction, the answer is personal responsibility, not forcing private companies to subsidize the addiction. That’s my two cents on that one!

 

[swift]

I think one thing I Know requiring lotteries to donate a portion of their profits to gambling addiction treatment could be a way to help address the issue and offer support to those who are struggling with addiction.