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form of a, lottery,e Several, states have followed suit; today, 28 <br />states and the District of Columbia have authorized state-operated <br />The current gamb i,n,g exD,11osion began building <br />A <br />V I Wden 1970s and, continued to expand. as the federal <br />jLnf lat " on-ri <br />overnmeint dec re ased funding f or s tate and loc a 1 government s and <br />t a 0 mn" I sh,e,d revenues for a variety, of social programs. In addon, <br />il. <br />a strong "'antS.-tax" sentiment at both the state and federal levels <br />a 61 f G <br />© contributed to a growing justii xca,ti,on f or goverrunent supported <br />by gambling rather than increased tax revenues* <br />behind Citicorple These figures may be conservativeo Other source~ <br />ratie gambling gross rievenues as hi"gh as, $250 billion. <br />� <br />