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Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets (EurekAlert!)
Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them — especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery tickets than do the wealthier segments of society.
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Why Play A Losing Game? Study Uncovers Why Low-income People Buy Lottery Tickets (Science Daily)
Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them -- especially low-income people, who spend a greater percentage of their incomes on lottery tickets than the wealthier segments of society. A new study points to income as an influential factor in the decision to invest in a product that provides poor returns.
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Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets (PhysOrg)
Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them — especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery tickets than do the wealthier segments of society. A new Carnegie Mellon University study sheds light on the reasons why low-income lottery players eagerly invest in a ...
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One ticket in $126 million lottery sold, in Newark (Philly.com)
TRENTON - A winning ticket for Tuesday night's $126 million Mega Millions drawing was sold at Newark's A&J Seabra Supermarkets, state lottery officials said yesterday.
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Strapped Mainers betting big in the lottery (The Times Record)
By Victoria Wallack, Times Record Bureau AUGUSTA — High fuel prices have apparently not put a damper on state lottery ticket sales, with the lottery reporting it will end the fiscal year $600,000 over budget.
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Court of Appeal Rejects Bid to Assign Lottery Prize (Metropolitan News-Enterprise)
A purported assignment of a lottery winner’s remaining payments as part of a divorce proceeding was invalid, this district’s Court of Appeal has ruled.
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Midday lottery numbers drawn (phillyburbs.com)
TRENTON, N.J. - Here are the winning numbers selected Sunday in the midday New Jersey State Lottery drawing:
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Outdoor Notebook: Make sure not to apply twice for antlerless license lottery (Midland Daily News)
The DNR aimed to give Michigan hunters a fairer shot at antlerless deer licenses, and that means one entry per hunter in the license lottery.
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Regional scene: Lottery kind to Rapids, who sign Guarda (Rocky Mountain News)
The Colorado Rapids added former Southern Methodist University midfielder Bruno Guarda a day after winning a Major League Soccer lottery.
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Lottery Draw (Jersey Insight)
There could be another millionaire in Jersey by the end of the week. Either that, or a syndicate will take a share of the top prize in the Jersey Hospice Care lottery. The winning ticket will be drawn tomorrow at a party on the terrace of the Grand Hotel.
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