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Toplines - Lottery - October 13-14, 2009

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Daily Snapshot

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted October 13-14, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Should states run lotteries to generate revenue?

56% Yes
27% No
16% Not sure

2*Which is better, for a state to run a lottery or for a state to let private companies run the lottery and generate income taxes?

54% For state to run a lottery
24% To let private companies run the lottery
22% Not sure

3*Are there too many competing state lotteries, not enough lotteries or just about enough?

27% Too many competing state lotteries
10% Not enough lotteries
49% Just about enough lotteries
13% Not sure

4* Have you ever bought a lottery ticket?

78% Yes
22% No
1% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence