Record #:

2395

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

Although the 1995 General Assembly defeated a lottery bill, colonial settlers held legislatively authorized ones. The first was held in 1759 to raise money for church construction. Others supported community needs and supplemented tax revenues.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 55 Issue 1, June 1987, p7, 25, il

Subject(s):

Lotteries--Laws and legislation