Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Lotteries Commission of South Australia LOTTERIES COMMISSION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA The Hon. T.A. FRANKS Legislative Council LOTTERIES COMMISSION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:09): Supplementary arising from the original answer: the minister cautioned the former treasurer against prejudicing the value of this asset. Will she similarly caution the current Treasurer for also prejudicing the value of this asset, as reported in The Australian on 10 June, when he said: We are one of the last states to retain the lotteries in public ownership. It's an asset that retains some risk in...its value— and he alluded to the competition from online gambling— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. T.A. FRANKS Legislative Council The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: —diminishing this asset's value. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! Sit down. The honourable minister will ignore that. The Hon. Mr Hunter.