Dear Governor DeSantis,

Please consider suspending Florida Lottery Sales at this time during the COVID-19 Pandemic. I am a Part-Time Grocery store employee and have witnessed Customers coming in specifically for Lottery Sales and nothing else (sometimes multiple times daily) and leaving. Most of these customers aren't wearing PPE and have a blatant disregard of what's happening and are continually putting us at risk. Many grocery stores don't have PPE to provide to associates for protection due to the fact that healthcare workers have a higher need for them while they care for sick patients, which is why I am making this plea today to suspend Lottery sales for the time being.

A majority of Florida Lottery sales are cash transactions which also aids in the spreading of germs. Grocery Stores are considered essential so that the population can get their much-needed groceries; playing the Florida Lottery isn't essential. Many of us are either high risk ourselves or have family members at home who are high risk and could succumb to COVID-19 if transmitted. I am not only worried about my own family I come home to, but for my co-workers. Please consider this information. Thank you.