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Oct 19, 2018
12:45:05pm
HarlemCoug All-American
just google "lotteries are bad for poor people" and lots of articles worth reading will come up.
Vox

4 ways the lottery preys on the poor

Stop saying the lottery is for people who are bad at math.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/1/13/10763268/lottery-poor-prey


This one shows that West Virginia only pays out 15% of its income to winners. Basically stealing if you ask me.

NPR.org

Lotteries Take In Billions, Often Attract The Poor

Americans wager nearly $60 billion a year on lotteries. Revenues help states, which use the money to provide services. But researchers say the games often draw low-income gamblers who are on welfare.

https://www.npr.org/2014/07/16/332015825/lotteries-take-in-billions-often-attract-the-poor
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