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OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Officials have removed a small Christmas tree decorated with losing lottery tickets from an annual holiday display in Oklahoma's Capitol.
Some lawmakers objected to the presence of the tree as part of a display of trees decorated by students around the state. While most of the trees are traditional, some use different themes, such as one with Oklahoma ornaments, the Oklahoman newspaper reported.
Officials at Westwood Elementary School in Oklahoma City asked the governor's office to take down their 'Lotto Tree' because of the controversy it was causing in the media.
"I certainly think it inappropriately twists the meaning and spirit of Christmas," state Rep. Randy Terrill, a lottery opponent, told KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City.
School officials said the 5th graders and their teacher did not think the offbeat tree would offend anyone.
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