The lottery victimizes the poor. A California study revealed that 40 percent of lottery players are unemployed. In Maryland, the poorest 1/3 of the population buys 60 percent of the daily number tickets than those who make $75,000 or more per year. Economic professor and lottery expert, Dr. Robert Goodman says that after three to five years, many people stop playing the lottery because they couldn’t afford it. The lottery exploits persons of all ages. In Texas, the commission on alcohol and drug abuse found that the introduction of a state lottery increased the number of adults who gambled by 40 percent. Meaning senior citizens are the fastest growing group of problem gamblers. “In 1997 the state of Minnesota saw an increase of 200 percent in problem gambling among seniors. According to a 1995 survey in Florida 72 percent of the senior citizen problem gamblers there said the source of their problems was the lottery” (saneok.org) this quote explains exactly how most people believe that the lottery will solve their problems. Then once the lottery doesn’t work, that is when drug and alcohol use comes into play.