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This series is made up of Mr. Fino's efforts to establish a national and state lottery. The revenue of which would be used to pay the national deficit, promote a health care program, and to not raise taxes. Mr. Fino wrote to many of the United States ambassadors across the globe asking for information regarding the amount of revenue earned from a national lottery. Mr. Fino recived multiple replies regarding national the ambassadors sending back not only the amount of revenue earned, but lottery tickets from around the globe. Mr. Fino also sought out the views of the American people regarding a national lottery. It was from this data that he argued for a decade for the institution of a national lottery. This series also contains newspaper and magazine articles,lottery bills, speeches, and press releases regarding his efforts.

Paul A. Fino was a United States Representative from Bronx, New York. Fino was a member of the New York State Senate from January 1945 to May 1950. He was then member of the New York City Civil Service Commission from June 1, 1950, to December 31, 1952. Fino was elected as a Republican to the 83rd and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1953, until his resignation December 31, 1968, to become a New York Supreme Court Justice having been elected November 5, 1968. Fino assumed his duties as a justice on January 1, 1969. Fino passed away in 2009. This collections contains records related to Fino's time in office. These records include constituent files, legislative files, and records related to the national lottery that Fino tried to implement.

This series contains the legislative records that Paul A. Fino worked with during his time in Congress from January 3. 1953 to December 31,1968. During his time in the House of Representives, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1960, 1964, and 1968. This series contains records of his time in Congress as well as records related to the National Lottery. Mr. Fino during his time in office also promoted bills relating to veterans, tax relief (make tuition tax deductible), social security (increase benefits), historic preservation, gun legislation, and cigarette labeling (warn consumers of the dangers). Several bills such as those relating to social security, tax relief, and the lottery were sponsored multiple times over Mr. Fino's career. This portion of the collection also contains correspondence regarding various legislation which encompasses that received from constituents and from specific departments within the government. There are also research materials which were used to write the bills sponsored.