" Hidahl reports. In all, the number of city employees has risen from 8 to 40 in the past four years. (Worsnop, 13)
             In the quotation listed above Jack Hidahl, the mayor of Colorado's central city offers first hand experience with this problem. Even though the budget skyrocketed and produced an excess of income, it was mostly all siphoned away by local agencies that were seeking compensation for their increasing involvement.
             Tax increase equals rising gambling revenues
             Even with the excess income from the gambling industry, taxes are still being increased to keep the local government functional. Charles Clotfelter and Phlip J.Cook of Duke University state there may lie indirect effects on other state revenues due to the lottery and other forms of gambling.
             Over the long run, the operation and promotion of the lottery may depress the rate of economic growth in the state and thereb
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