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Lottery revenues were responsible for the building of much the infrastructure along the Northeast Coast. Many of the most prestigious universities, such as Harvard, Yale, and Brown, were built with lottery revenues. Lottery revenues funded many of the armaments and purchases made during the Revolutionary War.
Government Gaming and Growth
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The Johnson Act (1962)
Prohibits the manufacture, possession, use, sale, or transportation of any “gambling device, except in accordance with a state regulatory scheme.” The Johnson Act defines a “gambling device” as any: Slot machine ... and other machine or mechanical device (including but not limited to, roulette wheels and similar devices) designed and manufactured primarily for use in connection with gambling, and (A) which when operated may deliver, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (B) by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property. Any subassembly or essential part intended to be used in connection with any such machine or mechanical device, but which is not attached to any such machine or mechanical device as a constituent part.
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