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TICHENOR v. MISSOURI STATE LOTTERY COM'N

No. 69992.

742 S.W.2d 170 (1988)

W.B. TICHENOR, Appellant, v. MISSOURI STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

January 5, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Benton, Jefferson City, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen., David G. Edwards, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondents.

BLACKMAR, Judge.

The Missouri constitutions of 1865, 1875, and 1945 contained strict provisions against lotteries.1 These provisions have been gradually eroded in recent years, as the state has tried to fill its coffers from the pockets of willing gamblers in preference to further burdening the reluctant taxpayers.2 At the 1984 general election the voters approved an amendment submitted by the legislature authorizing...

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