University study proves Maine’s lottery amounts to a multi-million-dollar tax...
A first-ever statistical analysis of Maine Lottery sales figures and census data by Cornell University and commissioned by The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting shows that lottery ticket sales...
View ArticleState spends millions to sway flinty Mainers to spend more on lottery tickets
When the state lottery began in 1973, Mainers were not buying tickets at the rate officials had counted on. The state’s response, which continues to today, was to spend millions on marketing and ad...
View ArticleMaine lawmakers fast-track lottery investigation
Reacting to an investigative series by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, the legislature's Government Oversight Committee has voted unanimously to fast-track a study of the Maine State...
View ArticleState releases preliminary findings in lottery review
Lawmakers from both parties question preliminary findings that show no evidence the state specifically targeted particular segments of the population in its marketing. The review comes after an...
View ArticleReport: Lottery doesn’t target low-income Mainers
AUGUSTA — There are too many variables to determine conclusively which Maine municipalities and counties spend the most per capita on lottery tickets and no evidence that the state’s $231 million...
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