Lottery Game Proposed To Fund Breast Cancer Programs

August 7, 2015

In what would be a change for the Florida Lottery, a state lawmaker Thursday proposed creating a lottery game that would help fund breast-cancer research and services. The state has traditionally used lottery money to bolster spending on education programs.

But Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, filed a bill (SB 102) that calls for creating a special instant-lottery game called “Ticket for the Cure,” with proceeds going to breast-cancer research and services. The services would be provided to people who have breast cancer and are low income and uninsured. Research money would go to public or private universities that have medical-research facilities or are associated with such facilities.

The bill, which will be considered during the 2016 legislative session, calls for starting the special game on January 1, 2017, and ending it December 31, 2022.

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3 Responses to “Lottery Game Proposed To Fund Breast Cancer Programs”

  1. ThisOldHouse on August 9th, 2015 8:30 am

    The original selling point for the Florida Lottery was to help fund education. What happened? Schools can no longer afford to provide supplies for students and now have to rely on donations.

    Where is the money going for education?

  2. Chris on August 7th, 2015 8:00 pm

    Since republicans (alabama governer) want to/have defund planned parenthood, women are going to have to look elsewhere for their healthcare needs. Maybe lotteries or raffles would be a good idea.

  3. chris in Molino on August 7th, 2015 3:51 am

    They ought to make games that fund things like paid firefighters for cash strapped counties.

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