Whether you’re a really active supporter of our schools or just a good ol’ fashioned degenerate gambler, the State of Oklahoma’s revamped lottery scratchers have finally hit the streets, promising not only more payouts, but a serviceable vow to send the first $50 million to our schools which is ironic, considering many of the people who buy these things are taking money out of their own kids’ mouths to begin with.
And while helping your dumb kids learn to read and do math and what not is all well and good, I was actually more interested in the Lottery Commission’s boisterous claim that these new tickets will produce more winners than ever. Having never really won much of anything when it comes to games of chance such as this—I was once up $200 on the Ghostbusters progressive slot machine at Thunderbird, promptly losing most of it and cashing out at $17—but if I can at least make my money back, then I’ll become a believer in state gaming.