N.J. Shutdown Forces Gamblers To Waste Even More Money

As New Jersey enters the second day of its complete shutdown (including casinos!), people are mad as hell, and they’re not going to take it anymore.

One of the problems, it seems, is that people are worried: What if today was the day my number was going to come up? Well, never fear, because the lottery is just a short car ride, toll and gas purchase away!

Yes, the Bucks County Courier Times sent a reporter to Bristol and found out just how important the lottery is to some people. By not running a lottery, New Jersey is losing $2.2 million dollars a day, and seemingly some of that cash is blowing over the river and landing in our riverside towns:

Michael and Wanda Haggard of Burlington City were two of the new faces visiting the grill. They bought a handful each of Pennsylvania Lottery Instant Win scratch-off tickets.

“I won $3, but at least that pays for my toll,” Michael said before voicing lengthy criticism of the New Jersey situation.

Well, it’s something, at least.

Pa. lottery beckons N.J. players [Bucks County Courier Times]