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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by shp0ngle on Thursday May 04, 2023 @04:26AM (#35812680)
...do people actually read the articles before commenting?

There is a raffle. And the money from the ruffle goes to Booz Allen Hamilton.

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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by giantg2 on Thursday May 04, 2023 @06:41AM (#35813452)
No, it appears half the people here did not read the article nor even look at the graphs.
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by jefftk on Thursday May 04, 2023 @07:19AM (#35813739)
The article doesn't say that Booz's contract lets them keep the lottery fees--do they?
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by lifeonlars on Thursday May 04, 2023 @07:45AM (#35813903)
Who do you think gets them if they don't go to the parks service?
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by 93po on Thursday May 04, 2023 @09:14AM (#35814759)
maybe the hat and tie wearing bears in the parks are running the lotteries and stealing the money for themselves
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by clusterhacks on Thursday May 04, 2023 @09:13AM (#35814744)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/national-park-fees-booz-allen-6...
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by klempner on Thursday May 04, 2023 @09:29AM (#35814992)
The legitimate "raffle" structure in question does not typically require people to pay if they don't win the raffle.
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by ghaff on Thursday May 04, 2023 @09:56AM (#35815380)
So long as people have to pay if they win the raffle, I'm hard put to see the justification for a raffle entry fee.
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by skyyler on Thursday May 04, 2023 @07:08PM (#35823309)
Isn't it obvious? Revenue!
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Re:No, the money you spend on lotteries doesn’t go to the park by greenie_beans on Thursday May 04, 2023 @10:05AM (#35815512)
not for every park. permits for backpacking in glacier national park, which is one of the most coveted permits in the country, was first come first served this year.
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