Despite winning approval from both legislative houses two years ago, an effort to end the state’s ban on lotteries met the same fate as every similar proposal that has been introduced since 1899.
Friday’s death of AJR5 — the deadline for bills to pass out of their first committee in the Legislature — came quickly and without a hearing in the Assembly.
Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) said in a statement that economic uncertainty, implementation costs and the small amount of projected revenue were reasons for not moving the proposal forward.
The legislation was backed by Culinary Workers Union Local 226, but the lead sponsor, Assm. C.H. Miller (D-North Las Vegas), did not seek re-election.
