The effects of the Tennessee lottery are about more than just money for your
state. This lottery could affect taxes, education, increase ticket sale through other state
residents and reduce business for non-ticket venders around the state.
With the on going crisis of trying to find a solution to Tennessee's educational
system, the state has voted to use the lotteries profits instead of an increase in taxes.
Scholarships and grants are the main purpose for the lottery and proceeds will go towards
thousands of high school graduates that meet the standards of the lottery scholarship
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