Well, the rich will keep on gettin’ richer.
A day after the Patriots announced that they’ll be taking advantage of the brand-new rule permitting NFL teams to sponsor lottery games, the Redskins are getting in on the action as well.
The Redskins and the Virginia Lottery announced Friday that Redskins-themed lottery tickets (presumably of the scratch-and-lose variety) will go on sale later this year.
“This is a great relationship for us,” said Redskins COO Mitch Gershman in a release. “We envision a game that will link lottery fans with the Redskins in new and exciting ways.”
We agree, if “new and exciting” means “for the vast majority of you, we’ll get your money and you’ll ultimately get nothing.”
Technically, that is new.
And, for the Redskins, it’s definitely exciting.
But don’t get us wrong. We’re completely in favor of capitalism. Hell, if there were a market for a PFT lottery ticket, we’d slapped our logo on there faster than it takes to reveal with the edge of a quarter that yet another dollar has been wasted.