Hazelton, who is associated with the Meinders School of Business at Oklahoma City University, sounds some of the same themes Oklahoma Family Policy Council did when the state lottery was first being proposed by Gov. Brad Henry and later considered by the state's voters in 2004 (see our 2004 Oklahoma Voters' Guide).
Gambling may or may not be fun entertainment -- may or may not be moral, may or may not be a legitimate tool of economic development -- but it NEVER solves funding problems for public education; that's the experience of the other states that have approved lotteries, and it's becoming Oklahoma's experience, as well.
Click here to read Hazelton's piece in the Oklahoma Gazette.
