{"id":10415,"date":"2020-02-14T12:09:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T12:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=10415"},"modified":"2020-02-14T12:09:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T12:09:37","slug":"governor-of-alaska-pushes-for-lottery-to-alleviate-persistent-budget-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/governor-of-alaska-pushes-for-lottery-to-alleviate-persistent-budget-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Gov. Pushes for Lottery to Alleviate Persistent Budget Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MikeThe state of Alaska<\/a> has traditionally relied on oil for revenues, but is now searching for new revenue streams in the midst of consistent budgetary constraints. Governor Mike Dunleavy<\/strong> (R), has proposed the introduction of a lottery (The Alaska Lottery Corporation Act, SB 188<\/a>\/HB 246<\/a>) to generate revenue that could help the state attain fiscal security.<\/p>\n

Dunleavy\u2019s lottery suggestion comes in the wake of intense public scrutiny over the sweeping budget cuts he planned last year, prompting a recall effort against his office currently stuck in the judiciary system. Dunleavy\u2019s new budget proposal no longer features sweeping budget cuts, but does extract heavily from savings. State lawmakers have now spent billions in savings attempting to resolve budget issues stemming from flagging oil prices. <\/p>\n

There is no clear picture as of now to what kind of a lottery Alaska wants to have. A lottery corporation has not yet been created to answer this question. Draw games are to generate an additional $5 million to $10 million annually\u2014more revenue could be generated by adding different types of games. Currently, only charitable games are allowed in the state, such as bingo games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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