Boise State News
April 1, 2021
Jonathan Krutz, a Public Policy and Administration program Ph.D. student and faculty member in the Department of Marketing, published a guest editorial in the Sunday, March 28 issue of the Idaho Statesman. In “It’s about time Idaho legislators reined in the Lottery by banning Powerball in Idaho,” Krutz commended the legislature for declining Powerball’s request to change Idaho law, detailing the legitimate concerns all sides of the political spectrum have about the Idaho Lottery’s negative impacts in Idaho.
He then recommended that the legislature take three additional steps: 1) Shut down the Lottery’s $40 million/year unconstitutional Touch Tabs slot machines, 2) Cut back on the Lottery’s multi-million dollar advertising budget–especially advertising that reaches kids, and 3) Make the Idaho Lottery responsible for measuring and reporting on its negative impacts on Idahoans (currently it is only charged to maximize revenues).