Schools & the Lottery: A Good Partnership?

I realize that Oregon ain't alone in this.  There are plenty of other states funding education through lottery proceeds, plenty.  But the Oregon Lottery's Scratch-It for Schools game seems to take it a step further in my mind.  I'll confess to having always been more than a little uncomfortable with the whole lottery thing. Government-run gambling just doesn't sit right.  But that's just me. 

What about you?  Are you OK with this Scratch-It game?  School administrators madly scratching lottery tickets for money?  One good thing about it is that it showcases the absurdity of the funding problem.  Check out what the Oregon Center for Public Policy has to say on this one (thumbs way down), and then let us know what you think.  Got a problem with school employees playing the lottery  - if the money goes to their school?  Or are you fine with it since the money's going to a place where it is clearly needed?  Do tell.