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What Do You Think: Should online sales of state lottery tickets be allowed?
"No way. It is easy enough as it is. It's a tax on the poor and I'm for making it as difficult as possible to play the lottery. The lottery doesn't need help -- poor people need help saving their money and not spending it on the lottery."
James McFadden, architect, Madison
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"I believe it shouldn't be allowed because it will take away income from the retail spots that sell them, especially gas stations and convenience stores. It draws people into the store, if they're there getting gas they might as well go inside and buy a ticket. I believe in online purchasing, but just like a lot of online gambling isn't legal, online lottery sales shouldn't become legal as well."
Ryan Quade, graphic designer, Janesville
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"I don't think it is fair to people who don't have Internet access. Other people could get their tickets right away instead of having to go to a store, so it's fair now but not if we allowed ticket sales online."
Toni Hoffhein, public relations intern, Madison
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"A change would make sense now. It seems like it would be part of the times to end the ban on online ticket sales. It would be something else to have to regulate but I think it would improve sales and some of that money could pay for the additional regulation."
Alex Wenthe, landscaper, Madison
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"Leave it the way it is. I used to work in the credit card processing industry and anything you do online becomes public even though there's a lot of safeguards -- there is still a lot of theft and fraud. You're also taking the mom and pop gas station out of the situation, so they should leave it the way it is."
Kate Rasmussen, investment operations, Madison
Kevin Murphy, a Madison freelance journalist, compiled this column
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James McFadden, architect, Madison
"No way. It is easy enough as it is. It's a tax on the poor and I'm for making it as difficult as possible to play the lottery. The lottery doesn't need help -- poor people need help saving their money and not spending it on the lottery."
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