Ivan Lopez, who works as a casino porter at a Strip resort, was one of a half dozen members of Culinary Workers Local 226 who joined other Nevada union leaders last week in supporting AJR5, which would repeal the state’s 159-year-old constitutional ban on lotteries.
Proponents, including the Nevada AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union, said tax revenue from lottery ticket sales should be directed toward youth mental health programs.
In backing the legislation proposed by Assemblyman Cameron “C.H.” Miller (D-North Las Vegas), Lopez told members of the Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections of his personal struggles with mental health issues growing up.
