“the lottery is essentially unstable and ineffective method of raising public revenue”-Ginny Blankenship. To interpret Blankenship’s quote, I would say he means you cannot depend on the lottery, it is like an unstable yearly thing to help the government. State run lotteries are the most popular form of commercial gambling in the U.S. The lottery presents a plausible advertisement by saying quotes such as “you have up to ten chances to win!” “Pennsylvania Lottery- Benefits older Pennsylvanians every day” and “keep on scratchin’”. But you would have to be a very solicitous person because there are millions of people hoping to win as well. Advertisements would usually be seen downtown, shopping centers and on public transportation because that is where people spend the most money."In most recent national study, completed in 1988 by NORC (National Opinion Research Council) under contract with the national gambling impact study commission, reveals that overall, problem and compulsive gamblers in the United States cost for productivity reductions, social services, and credit losses.”(gamblinghelp.org) This study by the NORC proves my main point because in 2003, the total consumers spending on lotteries were nearly $45 billion dollars. People suffered from: addictions to the lottery and drugs. They suffered from drug addictions because knowing that you may have lost a lot because of the lottery it causes stress. People would get addicted to the lottery because some people take out loans to continue playing the lottery others may think that if they keep trying they’ll get it but at the end of the day you’re spend more money on the lottery than you would get by gambling.