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Re:Stock and Bond Markets Dethroned: Private Fundraising Is ... by kspaans on Monday April 02, 2018 @05:00PM (#16739248)
It's a lot easier to fix though: make minimum ticket prices higher. At $20 or $100 each, there is more sticker-shock friction to prevent overspending on lottery tickets.
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Re:Stock and Bond Markets Dethroned: Private Fundraising Is ... by saalweachter on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @08:36AM (#16744007)
You should also cap the max jackpots. The multi-hundred-million jackpots generate a bit of a mania.

Also, if you wanted to disincentivize lotteries, but not ban them outright, you could start taxing them - up front, not the behind-the-scenes cut states get now. Add a 50% tax on lotto tickets and a 50% surtax on winnings and most people will be too disgusted to play.

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Re:Stock and Bond Markets Dethroned: Private Fundraising Is ... by troupe on Monday April 02, 2018 @05:22PM (#16739465)
From what I see of gambling behavior, I'm not convinced that at $20 ticket price would help the people who are most likely to lose money they can't afford in the lottery.
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Re:Stock and Bond Markets Dethroned: Private Fundraising Is ... by conanbatt on Monday April 02, 2018 @05:59PM (#16739786)
It would make a fine business out of black market lottery ticket selling.
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