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MJO,P a <br />d,evei ed, licensed pr levate lotteries emerged to pr o-vide public <br />Iver timel governments became, morle aware of the advantagez <br />M <br />il f rais ing revenues through gamblingo By licensing lotteries, <br />governments were able to raise money and fund a host of public <br />vi <br />projects The reliLance on gambling to, raise public revenue reacheof <br />its zen,30-tih after the Un'ted States ClonstItution was adopted, but <br />before most state tax structures were in p:= <br />involved, attracted "commercial middle�menll who profited from the <br />I* a <br />popularity of the games* Allegations of rigged drawings, insider <br />0 <br />information, and skimming by operators were common, in addition, the <br />success of the lotteries spawned a number of profitable, and totally <br />unregulated, secondary industr ies . T icket brokers purchased and <br />sold lot,tiery tiickets from a varkety of states. Numbers games known <br />,as ,polic l*ess@ or "$,'insurance, emergield, allowing private parties to <br />d, R di <br />pror.lt from gambling. Eventually, the pendulum of public opinion <br />swung toward complete abolition olf the gamesm <br />M <br />El <br />