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What the lottery reveals about the American dream

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Nov 12, 2022
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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How Much Do You Spend on Lottery Tickets?
01:55 • 2min
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How Much Does Lottery Money Go?
04:18 • 2min
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The History of Lotteries
06:14 • 2min
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What Happened to Lotteries in the 1960s?
07:50 • 3min
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How Much Lotteries Have Changed Over the Years?
10:42 • 2min
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The State Lottery Commissions Are Managing People to Gamble
12:33 • 2min
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Are There Guardrails on Lottery Commissions?
14:44 • 2min
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The Lottery Is a Form of Entertainment
16:48 • 2min
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The Lottery Is Not Just About Gambling
18:51 • 2min
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Are We Supporting Lotteries or Opposing Them?
20:24 • 2min
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Are There Regulations on Lotteries?
22:39 • 4min
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This week, the Powerball topped $2 billion, making it the biggest jackpot ever. Historian Jonathan D. Cohen is the author of the book For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America. He spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about our enduring obsession with the lottery — and the industry’s most troubling problems.

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