KOCHI, Dec 25: The Centre’s decision to ban lotteries has sent shock waves across Kerala as the ‘fortune’ industry contributes a hefty sum to the State exchequer as profit, besides providing large-scale employment. The State, which as had a track record of running the show successfully for well over three decades will be the worst hit by the ban, sources said.
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