Retailers put up a fight as state prepares to finally usher in online lottery

 Retailers put up a fight as state prepares to finally usher in online lottery

Retailers are fighting plans to create an online version of the Massachusetts Lottery, worried it would eat into sales of scratch-off tickets, which bring lots of customers to small stores around the state.

But the merchants arent giving in without a fight.
The Retailers Association of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Package Stores Association just launched separate lobbying efforts against the mov…