With two months left in the legislative session, the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 renewed its support of removing a 159-year-old prohibition on Nevada operating a lottery.
Here’s what we know:
- The union released a poll last week that found 84 percent of Nevadans support the creation of a state lottery.
- Voters also favor the labor organization’s request to use lottery proceeds to fund youth mental health and education services.
- “Nevadans deserve a chance to vote on this issue,” Culinary Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge said in a statement.
- AJR5, which would change the state’s Constitution, easily passed in both legislative chambers in 2023, but it requires a second approval before it can be sent to Nevada voters in 2026.
- The bill has yet to receive a hearing this session.
- The Nevada Resort Association opposes the lottery.
— Howard Stutz