The Des Moines Register owes the Iowa Lottery an apology and a retraction. In its editorial on January 21, the Register wrote “…the Iowa Lottery Commission initially refused to release details of where TouchPlay machines were placed and how much revenue they were collecting.” That is not true and the Register knows it. Under the cloak of public accountability the Register has chosen a path that is both self-righteous and self-serving. It makes money by reporting controversy and sometimes by creating it.