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A lottery is a process for awarding prizes to people through a drawing of lots. The prizes may be money, goods or services. Some lotteries have very large prize amounts and others have many smaller ones. The amount of the prize awarded is determined by a number of factors, including the size of the pool and the cost of organizing the lottery. A percentage of the prize pool is used to pay for the costs of the lottery and as revenues and profits for the state or sponsors.<\/p>\n
The odds of winning the lottery are low, but many people buy tickets because there is a small sliver of hope that they will win. Often, a group of coworkers will chip in and purchase a ticket together so that they can split any winnings. One of the largest jackpots in history was won by eight meat plant workers in Nebraska.<\/p>\n
States promote the lottery as a way to raise revenue without significantly increasing taxes on their citizens. But how meaningful is the additional revenue, and is it worth it? I’m not saying the lottery is evil, but it’s important to understand how much these taxes are really costing us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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