But many states that ban gambling already have lotteries, so the two aren&#x27;t as clearly linked as you think. Plus, stating the governments &#x27;promote the vice&#x27; is a big stretch, governments don&#x27;t promote the lotteries, the companies that run them do.<p>As for taxation on cigarettes, why should all the money go to treating smokers? It&#x27;s fantastic that there is extra cash to go to other causes. You cite the UK government but you&#x27;d be hard-pressed to find evidence that they are promoting smoking, indeed the laws on smoking advertising keep getting tougher and tougher.<p>I suspect that you&#x27;ve just got an axe to grind against governments in general.