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Truman Advocates a National Lottery for Debt Payoff
Former President Harry S Truman urged a national lottery as a method to reduce the national debt during a Las Vegas news conference at the American Legion convention. He cited Mexico’s government lottery as a model of state-controlled drawing and argued the public would accept fair gambling. He noted minimal losses in lotteries versus casino gambling and recalled White House poker was avoided, with small ante games in Key West and Palm Beach.
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