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New Lottery Game Ends Veterans’ Annual Fight for Trust Funding

By T.M. Lindsey 7/22/08

For many Iowa veterans, the war-front follows them home, where they have to battle for benefits already promised to them by the government through the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund (VTF). The annual battle came to an end last week when the Iowa Lottery introduced the first of four games, Stars & Stripes, that will directly benefit the fund.

Lawmakers Turn to Lottery To Help Build Veterans Trust Fund

By T.M. Lindsey 3/6/08

In an attempt to fulfill a promise made to Iowa veterans in 2003, lawmakers have turned to a familiar source of revenue: gambling. By a vote of 75-21 Wednesday, the House passed House File 2359, a bill that would direct the Lottery Authority to develop two additional scratch tickets and two additional pull-tab tickets with [...]

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