
The Lottery
Civics 101
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New York Lottery - The Numbers Game
The winning numbers were generated by the spinning of a wheel, so to speak. A man named caspar holsten is believed to have come up with the system in 19 twenties. The odds were a little complicated, ah, but it it notedit. Offered a way to make a small bet on a number, guess and come out with a decent amount of money.
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