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sponsor. Extra video lottery revenue would allow the state to spend more on education and health care, he said.
• But Rep. Scott Craig, R-Rapid City, said studies have indicated that about half the state's share of video lottery income comes from problem gamblers. Those gambling losses lead to crimes, including embezzlement, and other social problems such as domestic abuse, he said.
• Rep. Steve Hickey, R-Sioux Falls, said he also believes the video lottery causes social problems and particularly hurts low-income people.
• "It's an unhealthy revenue source," Hickey said.
• Werner countered that South Dakotans support the video lottery, with 67 percent of voters statewide voting to keep the video lottery in 2006. The bill had nothing to do with getting rid of video lottery, but instead sought to make it better, he said.
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New Jersey newspaper tells Wyoming to butt out
BEN NEARY, Associated Press
• CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- New Jersey's biggest newspaper has a message for the least populated state in the nation: butt out.
• The Star-Ledger newspaper in Newark published an editorial on Tuesday telling Wyoming to mind its own business.
• The editorial came after Wyoming last week asked the U.S. Supreme Court for permission to submit a brief on behalf of itself and 18 other states supporting a New Jersey man who is challenging that state's concealed weapons law.
• John M. Drake is challenging a provision in New Jersey law that says people seeking concealed carry permits must prove that they have a justifiable need. Wyoming and other states are concerned that if the law survives federal review, the court ruling could threaten their less-restrictive concealed carry laws.
• The Star-Ledger reported last week that Drake, of Fredon, N.J., is a business owner who owns and services ATMs. He told the paper he sometimes carries large amounts of cash.
• Tuesday's editorial in The Star-Ledger said that a strong majority of people in New Jersey supports strong gun laws and that others in the state have lost similar court challenges to the state's concealed carry law.
• "Most New Jerseyans don't want to have to worry that the guy they're fighting with over a parking spot might be packing heat," the editorial stated. "That's why you need to show justifiable need to carry a handgun here."
• The editorial goes on to question whether people in Wyoming and other states want New Jersey meddling in their gun laws. It stated that states with lax gun laws (Continued on page 23)
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