A bill that would allow state lottery players to buy tickets with credit cards is a bad bet for low-income New Mexicans, according to the chairman of the anti-gambling organization Stop Predatory Gambling New Mexico.

“In state after state, including North and South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Florida, California and several other states, the studies by state governments and universities have unequivocally proven that the majority of revenue to state lotteries comes from minorities, the poor, and the less-educated,” said organization chairman Guy Clark.

“Senate Bill 355 would extend the reach of the lottery, and means that these disadvantaged groups would suffer more than they do now,” Clark said.

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