Voltaire's Luck: The French Philosopher Outsmarts the Lottery

Re:Voltaire's Luck: The French Philosopher Outsmarts the Lot... by benj111 on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @04:27AM (#18863469)

Its says this:

"The lottery craze began in 1694 (the year of Voltaire’s birth) when the English Parliament established a lottery"

But then goes on to mention at least 2 earlier lotteries. The wikipedia page doesn't single this lottery out either.

So what makes this lottery special?

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Re:Voltaire's Luck: The French Philosopher Outsmarts the Lot... by simonh on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @05:46AM (#18863784)

I suppose it means that the earlier lotteries didn't start the craze, and that one did?

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Re:Voltaire's Luck: The French Philosopher Outsmarts the Lot... by g-erson on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @04:44AM (#18863553)

I read it as meaning the English Parliament were an influencer of their European counterparts.

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