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The lure, by lottery sellers, to become rich is the most dangerous. The entire procedure involved in the lotteries -- sale, purchase, winning or losing -- is all done with no effort on the part of anybody engaged therein. Nor does it involve any intelligence. It is purely luck-oriented. Hence, it is a laudable effort by the State Government to ban lotteries.
R.K.Sundaram,
294, Karpaga Nagar,
K.Pudur, Madurai - 7.
Unemployment is an acute problem in our country because of the rapid growth in population, inadequate job opportunities, insufficient capital and improper utilization of resources. Meanwhile, thousands of graduates, post-graduates and physically challenged persons are engaged in lottery business and try to make both ends meet. The sudden ban on lottery sale has made life miserable for them. Instead, the Government may channelise the lottery sale, by strict enforcement of laws, and ensure regular income to the Government and to the families involved..
L.Baskar,
15, Perumalsamy Street,
Goripalayam, Madurai - 2.
Some of the reasons given in support of the ban on lottery tickets sound genuine. But the one that lottery tickets have ruined many families is rather far-fetched.Ruin can come in any form, not necessarily through lottery tickets.
Imagine the feelings of a regular ticket buyer like me. I feel that the ban will deprive me of the feeling of hope and the desire that something good was going to happen.
Should I be denied this pleasure of hope?
It is for the Government to take appropriate measures to make the lottery scheme foolproofand it can also enhance the Government's revenue, if managed, competently.
C.Ramanathan,
Uthangudi, Madurai - 107.
Any form of illegal earning without work is nothing but theft. Lottery business also falls under this category but has been so far legalised. Ban on lotteries, including those on-line, is a welcome move and a first step in the right direction.
In its purest form, lottery is a gambling. Ban on lotteries is something which we all should appreciate like the ban on arrack.
Jairish Douglas,
150/161, Madurai Road,
Thirumangalam
Madurai - 625106.
It is a modern tendency among the people of all classes to long for more bucks without sustained efforts Hence several adopt two means: lottery and horse-racing.
When the Tamil Nadu Government imposed a blanket ban on the sale of lotteries, enough was said against the ban. The States involved are to lose sizeable revenue and simultaneously thousands of hawkers, principal agents and their agents in stalls and bunks would be rendered jobless. It was also said that implementation of many welfare schemes would also be jeopardised.
Protagonists, of the ban, on the other hand, welcomed the ban as a boon to help save many poor losing money
Anyhow, thanks to the Supreme Court, which finally nailed the coffin
M.Rathinasabapathi,
29, Maruthupandiyar Street,
K.K.Nagar, Madurai - 20.
The lottery scheme was launched by the Tamil Nadu Government in 1968.The slogan then wasthat if the purchaser won, it was for his family and if he loses, the gain would be for the Government, where the net proceeds through the sale of the tickets would be spent on welfare schemes. The beginning was modest with the price of the ticket being Re.1 and the prize not more than a lakh.
Consequently, Tamil Nadu had the singular distinction of being the largest bazaar for lottery tickets, accounting for 45 per cent of the country's lottery market.
In such a situation, the sweeping ban on the sale of lottery tickets would seem to be impulsive as it had deprived nearly 50,000 physically disabled persons of livelihood. . Their plight is compounded they cannot seek employment either in agricultural occupation, as the State is currently in the grip of drought, or as skilled labour in any other domain for lack of vocational training.
Under these circumstances the Government ought to come to their rescue and provide an alternate means for their livelihood..
V.Krishnamoorthy,
2/110, II Street (I floor)
Indian Bank Colony,
Narayanapuram,
Madurai - 14.
Tamil Nadu is the largest lottery selling State in the country.Neverthless to say, lottery provides daily bread to many unskilled people.
Finally, talking from the point of law, it states, "lottery trade was Constitutionally granted under the VII Schedule and it could not be taken away by an ordinance, except through an amendment to the Constitution.
The only remedy lies in the hands of the Central Government to launch a national lottery.
M.Vignesh,
7, Pankajam Colony,
I Street, Madurai - 9.
Lottery is one form of gambling and people will be addicted to the habit and it will be difficult to come out of it just like smoking, drinking, etc.
The argument put forth in favour of lottery business in respect of the employment to those involved is meaningless, considering the havoc it has played with many families.
Loss of revenue from the fake lotteries due to the lack of control from the Government and the resultant exploitation of the public also favours the ban.
From the utility and practical point of view, lottery business is an unproductive one and human resources, which are directed towards such unproductive areas should not be encouraged.
T. Srinivasa Rengan,
71, Ilango Adigal Street,
Bharat Nagar,
Thiruppalai, Madurai - 14.
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