OPINION:Lady luck as an election bonus

 WHEN, in 1919, President Belisario Porras nationalized the Lottery, the purpose of this initiative was to finance education, health and social assistance in our country. Hence, the entity is called a National Charity Lottery. At least, twice a week, the raffles and activities of this institution appear for free on radio, and television and social networks, and it also has a prestigious magazine. This is why it is surprising that the Lottery wants to spend $5.8 million dollars on an advertising campaign to celebrate its centennial, just when the 2019 electoral campaign is underway. This state agency does not need such expensive advertising and, in addition, those funds could be used to equip hospitals or fix delayed schools. Such propaganda investment, on the eve of the election of May 2019, seems more an electoral ploy than an institutional message. The letter and spirit of the electoral norms, and the common sense, discourage an advertising campaign that will awaken suspicion of being more like a married ticket* than a timely celebration … La Prensa Oct. 27

*Some lottery sellers insist[illegally] that buyers wanting a low number have to marry  it with a high number.