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casino slot machines than traditional lottery Critics also claim that too much of the lottery's take goes back out as prizes-about 53 percent nationwide in 2007. But some of the revenues plummeting in the recession, look for some states to try to hike their lottery income or to channel more of it into the general fund to offset Privately run state lotteries—Legislators in several states—including Texas and Illinois—have introduced bills to "lease" to private companies the right to run the lottery. A lease of 30 years or more would likely raise as much as $10 billion for shortfalls. Seventeen states currently devote all lottery funds states that pay out the best prizes also raise the most money. Massachusetts pays out about 72 percent of its $4.7 billion in ticket still earns $913 million in profits, among the highest of any state.Opposition to the has allied some religious groups (who oppose gambling on principle) with antipoverty advocates (who say lotteries take advantage of less educated, lower-income players, who are among the most faithful customers).Forward Thinking* More and bigger With tax