
How the Lottery Preys on the Poor
Ask Pastor John
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Power Ball - The Main Draw
The odds of winning the january 21 power ball drawing in tennessee was one in 292 point two million, while the odds of a lightning strike death hover in the one in two point three million area. The main draw is pull tabs and scratch games. These kinds of games are less attractive to middle class people and upper class people. In disproportionately more poor people for these kinds of games than for the big power ball pay up. Study after study has shown that across the board, players lose on average forty seven cents for every dollar.
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