Re:Running an Underground Lottery in Detroit
by snarf21 on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @10:24AM
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Maybe not but if the state doesn't have them, they will play underground ones. The state ones are guaranteed to pay with low likelihood of fraud. The underground ones have no such promise. I understand that you wish poor people wouldn't gamble but they tend to so given that they will, what is the better solution? State run or underground?
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Re:Running an Underground Lottery in Detroit
by brlewis on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @11:05AM
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For a lot of the people who play there's little practical difference between fraud and fine print.
There's also a conflict of interest. The state is responsible for math education while having an interest in people not doing the math.