State governments maintain that the voluntary contribution of funds through state lotteries is preferable to increase state sales or income taxes.
各州政府坚持认为，通过销售彩票让居民自愿捐款以增加州内销售税或所得税的做法更可取。
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Forty-four states have lotteries, 29 have casinos, and most of these states are to varying degrees dependent on—you might say addicted to—revenues from wagering.