From Jamestown To Jackpocket, The History Of Lottery Play In America
Thomas Jefferson once said of lotteries, which have come and gone across the last 500 years, "They are indispensable to the existence of man."
April 2, 2024
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The Holdouts: Examining The Five States That Do Not Offer A Legal Lottery
One state — Alabama — is close to lottery legalization, while four decidedly more reluctant long shots remain.
March 26, 2024
Plot Points: Kristen Wiig Spends $15 Million On An Unhinged Talk Show In ‘Welcome To Me’
Without wasting any time, [Wiig] then tells the studio that she wants 100 episodes of a talk show in which she does nothing but... talk about herself.
March 26, 2024
Top 5 Hardest Lottery Jackpots To Win Around The Globe
Lottery Geeks explores the toughest jackpots to win, including draws from Italy, Brazil, and the United States.
March 25, 2024
Can A Jackpot Grow So Enormous That The Lottery Becomes A ‘+EV’ Play?
Combining straightforward calculations with uncertain approximations yields a mix of answers about "value" in lottery play.
March 19, 2024
The Sordid Tale Of Eddie Tipton And The Granddaddy Of All U.S. Lottery Scandals
For just a three-figure investment, former lottery security head Tipton was virtually assured of a seven-figure payout.
March 18, 2024
The 5 Perfect Song Lyrics About Winning The Lottery
From Pearl Jam to Patti Smith, here are five classic tunes that reference a big lottery score in some way, shape, or form.
March 18, 2024
To Combat Jackpot Fatigue, Lottery Officials May Have To Go Inside The Human Mind
Sales records demonstrate that lottery consumers beyond the every-week regulars are motivated only by ever-larger payoffs.
March 15, 2024
Plot Points: Hurley’s Unlucky Lottery Win On ‘Lost’
In one of the most memorable lottery wins in scripted-TV history, a beloved Lost character played an infamous set of numbers.
March 8, 2024
D.C. Man Crying Foul Over Powerball Jackpot: $340M Lawsuit Doomed, Legal Experts Insist
Errors "unfortunately do occur," one lawyer said, "and the lottery officials have sufficiently insulated themselves from legal liability."
March 6, 2024
From Millions To Billions: Economist Matheson On The Lottery’s Rise And Its Future
"Jackpot fatigue" is a very real phenomenon, as Matheson explains: "Nowadays, no one bats an eye at a hundred million."
March 5, 2024
