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From Public Ed to Special Olympics: How 7 States Spend Money From Lottery Sales
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWinning the lottery can be a dream come true — not only for the jackpot winners but for the states...
State lotteries transfer wealth out of needy communities
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile the growing expansion of casinos and state-sanctioned sports betting steal the spotlight,...
How Lottery Jackpots Like the $1.35 Billion Mega Millions Are Designed to Spark 'Lottery Fever'
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMega Millions sign and lottery tickets are seen at a store in New York, NY, on January 12, 2023....
The Problem With Mega Jackpots Like the $1.9 Billion Powerball Drawing
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople purchase lottery tickets ahead of a PowerBall $1.5 Billon jackpot from a kiosk inside the...
When you buy a Texas lottery ticket, where does the money go? Here’s what it pays for
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Powerball jackpot is now up to $1.55 billion and it’s been just a few days since a lottery...
Why Winning The New York City Housing Lottery Is Almost As Good As Winning The State Lottery
Benzinga via Yahoo Finance· 2 weeks agoWinning the New York State Lottery is a rags-to-riches dream many New Yorkers share. However,...
Lotteries Are a Sucker’s Bet and a Gift to the Ultra-Rich
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyIf there’s anything the world desperately...
$152M meant for SC college scholarships wasn’t spent. How will budget writers use the cash now?
The State via Yahoo News· 6 months agoState budget writers will apparently have about $152 million more than expected when they put...
House budget plan would increase Mass. state spending by 3.3%
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoBOSTON ― Touting spending that they believe will better support Massachusetts students, their...
Tennessee lawmakers propose scholarship program to address child care ‘crisis’
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at...