Day: June 9, 2024

The lottery is a big business, and people spend an enormous amount of money on it. States promote the games as a way to raise revenue, and they are often praised as “painless” forms of taxation. But what’s going on under the surface is that people are chasing a dream that they’re never going to get, because they know the odds are long. You can tell this from talking to people who play, because they tend to be pretty clear-eyed about the odds of winning. They may have some quote-unquote […]