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Re:State lotteries transfer wealth out of needy communities,... by ross2990 on Monday July 11, 2022 @11:52PM (#32065407)
A good example of an illegal lottery would be the Bolita [0] popular in SW Florida. It was all tied up with organized crime. This led to violence when Italian organized crime attempted to wrest control from the Latinos who first implemented it.

[0] https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/history/2021/09/28/bol...

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