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    Rep. Arlan Meekhof discusses some of the outrageous items in Michigan's budget | 11 comments (11 topical, 0 hidden)
    Lottery advertising (none / 0) (#11)
    by Southwest Washtenaw on Sat May 30, 2009 at 11:19:37 PM EST
    -As I suggested, the amount spent on lottery advertising is certainly something that is reasonable to debate, but this DetNews/Charlie Cain article from 2007 seems to suggest that lottery advertising has an impact on sales...
    http://sb360.allbusiness.com/entertainment-arts/amusements-gaming-lotteries/12203402-1.html

    "It makes about as much sense as advertising the fact that we have nice lakes and trees.  Oh wait, we do that too..."
    -Is this is a reference to the "Pure Michigan" ads?  Those ads are played around the country and are designed to boost tourism.  Regarding those ads, Laura Berman in the DetNews recently wrote:

    "The ads have been wildly successful -- driving up visits to the state's travel Web site, michigan.org, especially among affluent households, from 17 percent to as much as 48 percent this year..."

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