I find it interesting that many conservative Christians oppose a lottery on the basis that it gives people money without working for it--yet oppose an inheritance tax--which results in people being born into wealth.
If the only reason someone gave for banning the lottery was that it gave people money without their working fo it, then Wheel of Fortune should be banned. No, there are other reasons for their opposition. (BTW, I'm not trying to do away with Wheel of Fortune.)
I already indicated on a different thread that I opposed a lottery--just for different reasons than conservative Christians do.