Florida State University Law Review

Article Title

The Florida Lottery Act

Authors

William L. Leary

Document Type

Article

Abstract

"Experience has shown that the common forms of gambling are comparatively innocuous when placed in contrast with the wide-spread pestilence of lotteries. The former are confined to a few persons and places, but the latter infects the whole community: it enters every dwelling; it reaches every class; it preys upon the hard earnings of the poor; it plunders the ignorant and simple."¹

"The assertion that the poor disproportionately buy the state lottery tickets is only a myth."²

"No self-respecting gambler will play the lottery. The odds are too bad."³

Recommended Citation

William L. Leary, The Florida Lottery Act, 15 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 731 (1987) .
https://ir.law.fsu.edu/lr/vol15/iss4/5