Show-Me Paltry Education Payout For Missouri Sports Gambling?!?

Fun fact . . . 

Money for education is just the cover story and this vote ACTUALLY has more to do with public acceptance of vice and worsening addiction. 

However, it's important to understand yet another instance wherein locals shouldn't believe political promises . . .

The betting operators urging voters to legalize sports betting say it would bring “tens of millions of dollars in education funding for our children and our schools.”

But others aren’t so sure. It’s a familiar guarantee about casino or lottery campaigns — that betting generates money for Missouri schools. Political scientists and experts on the Missouri state budget say promising gambling revenue to education doesn’t necessarily boost school spending.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Would sports betting boost Missouri school funding? There's no guarantee, experts say

Missouri Amendment 2 promises millions to schools if voters pass it on Nov. 5. But how the new money is handled isn't set in stone.

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