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Zina Kumok

You can bet on anything. Should you?

When I was growing up in Memphis, gambling was illegal in the state of Tennessee. Fortunately for Delta region residents, you could drive across state lines to Mississippi if you wanted to visit a casino.

Then in 2004, when I was 15, Tennessee launched its state lottery. Proceeds went to the HOPE scholarship, a statewide grant for local students attending Tennessee colleges and universities.

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