It's not all bad economic news
Another sign that Utah is doing better than much of the nation in battling the economic slowdown: Idaho's lottery, heavily supported by Utahns — is growing!USA Today reports that state lotteries around the nation have been sliding since the nation toppled into recession. From California, where lottery sales have dropped 5 percent, to Florida, which has seen a 7 percent decline — Americans are doing less gambling, says David Gale of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.
Idaho wasn't mentioned, so I called Dave Workman at the Idaho Lottery, who assures me:The economy probably has affected lottery sales the way it's affected all discretionary spending.
At present, Idaho Lottery sales approximately up 1.5 percent for the current fiscal year over last year.How much praise is due to Utahns who regularly cross for stateline to scratch their gambling itch is difficult to say. But the population of Oneida and Franklin counties, which border Utah, account for only 1 percent of Idaho's population—but the two counties account for 9 percent of all lottery sales.
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