“The most flagrant exploitation ofthis “unhealthy excitement†was the lottery, which demoralized the poor with its false promises of instant success, encouraging their “neglect of business and general shiftlessness.†Hence by 1890, lotteries had been forbidden in allnations that considered themselves enlightened and every state in the Union except Louisiana, from which a state lottery continued to extend its appeal. The siren song of something for nothing was never completely silenced.”
