Today, that picture is very different. There are a number of possible reasons for that. For one thing, we're just used to it. For another thing, perhaps the American public has been too accustomed to cheating and scandals. In addition, it's likely that addiction has something to do with it.
People are addicted to the games, and the promise of something for almost nothing.
And whether they will admit it or not, state officials have become addicted to the revenues. Well, we may be hooked anyway. But neither should the games be considered inviolable. No matter how this theft case turns out, it should inspire the Legislature to examine the impact of the lottery on the way of life in Kansas. There is some good, some bad.