LAWRENCE — The struggling economy has fewer people willing to gamble on a lottery ticket.
The Kansas Lottery said sales for all types of games and tickets for the week ending March 21 were down 4.3 percent from the same week a year ago. Powerball tickets were down even more, 12 percent below the same period a year ago.
Last year, Kansas Lottery sales were down 5 percent, mirroring declines for state lotteries across the country. California and Indiana saw lottery revenue dip 10 percent, Iowa declined 6 percent and Florida fell 8 percent. Missouri's sales were flat.
So, based on the story below this one, legislators are gambling more, while average Kansans are gambling less? And these folks at the Statehouse claim to represent us???
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