[VeggieDog]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/09/us/lo...eaj/index.html


‘Stacked against you’: Critics say the lottery system is preying on poor communities



As lottery players across the nation accept that they didn’t win the historic $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot this week, experts are pointing to the flaws of a lottery system they say unfairly targets poor Black and brown communities.


Les Bernal, national director for Stop Predatory Gambling, called it a form of “systemic racism” and “consumer financial fraud.”


Bernal said poor people are being scammed into believing they will someday gain wealth from a winning lottery ticket.


“They’re hoping to pay their rent at the end of the month or pay an outstanding medical bill or put their kids through college or they just lost their job and they’re just trying to find a way to make ends meet,” Bernal said. “And here you have what is a government program encouraging citizens to lose their money on rigged games.”


A study by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism found that stores selling lottery tickets are disproportionately located in poor communities of every state. In most cases, the money these residents spend on lottery tickets does not come back to their communities but rather to colleges and wealthier school districts, the study found.


The Howard Center pointed to a 1999 report to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission that found that Black and low-income people as well as high school dropouts were the most frequent lottery players.


(Much more at the Link.)

[Nate rasta]

The lottery, selling false dreams one dollar at a time

It's not racist. But anyone putting their hope in this is an idiot. I don't think they should be allowed to advertise and have commercials and billboards

[Jayvegas420]

can't win if you don't play

[pologq]

everything is racist if you spin it a certain way

that said, lotteries are rigged to not have winners and make people play more and more as payouts increase. that should be the bigger concern.

[jjgold]

Lol democrats
Pussies of America

[Snowball]

“They’re hoping to pay their rent at the end of the month"

No, they don't pay their rent. Government pays.

"or pay an outstanding medical bill"

yeah, sure. They don't pay for medical.

"or put their kids through college"

that's free too, in most cases.

"or they just lost their job"

most don't have jobs.

"and they’re just trying to find a way to make ends meet,"

nope. Everything is paid for by government.

Bernal said. “And here you have what is a government program encouraging citizens to lose their money on rigged games.”

Are you referring to elections?

[DrunkHorseplayer]

It definitely is a form of consumer financial fraud, as is the case with a ton of other business' advertising campaigns.

[jjgold]

[TheMoneyShot]

CNN - The worldwide leader in ACCURATE news.

[pologq]

cnn used to be this epic news channel. they had the scroll on the bottom which was amazing. as a kid i knew i could get good info from them. now they are this bullshit channel with every little thing as breaking news. when wolf blitzer gets his asshole tongued by a hot blonde 25 year old intern that is breaking news. otherwise i just don't care.

[lakerboy]

can't win if you don't play

Do you play?

Have you ever win lotto max millions?

[TheMoneyShot]

I remember talking to this one dude who claims to be a lottery specialist... he said if you played every drawing from the age 18... the same numbers... each time... 1 ticket every drawing... you have a better chance of winning. I said when??? When I'm 70?? lol

How much money have I wasted if I don't win?

[Nate rasta]

BBC the only non-biased news

[eidolon]

That writer for CNN is a race baiter.
Just look at all of her articles.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Everything is racist these days

Fukk off

[JIBBBY]

Farting down wind in the city is probably racist now!

Everything is racist these days. Thank you cancel culture and the woke on social media for this.

[Jayvegas420]

Do you play?

Have you ever win lotto max millions?

never purchased a lottery ticket in my life

[mama whoiscrying]

WTF ??? IT WORKED FOR CHARLIE!!!

That poor little bastard had to find money in a gutter, spend it on a chocolate bar, and ended up with the entire Gudamm chocolate factory!!

[TheMoneyShot]

Farting down wind in the city is probably racist now!

Everything is racist these days. Thank you cancel culture and the woke on social media for this.

Did it come from a black or white a$$hole?

[gauchojake]

Alta Dena where the winning power ball ticket was sold is primarily black/brown.

Abortions affect primarily communities of color. Should we ban them for being racist?

[stevenash]

BBC the only non-biased news

Thank you, I've been saying this for years on these boards, and it's my go-to source for news.

[19th Hole]

Bring back the numbers runners.

[19th Hole]

SBR Sportsbook is RACIST.

Payouts non-negotiable!!

[Bostongambler]

Lotteries are a tax on the stupid. ~~ Homer Simpson

[19th Hole]

Lotteries are a tax on the stupid. ~~ Homer Simpson

Er, Ah, YUP

[7deuceoff$uit]

So are they suggesting that black and brown people be banned from playing the lottery??? Because that might be considered a little... well, racist.

[Booya711]

So I guess if all white people were eliminated from earth….there would never be a winner with this BS logic?? What the fukk world are we living in??

[gauchojake]

We need to have the mafia running the numbers game again. Fukk the lottery

[captrobey]

I play in a group that does $10 when it starts getting bigger. I figure better chance with more tickets. I know odds are against and i do not expect to win. So for there to actually be people who think they can base their future on this is just stupid.

I actually came the closest i ever did though i believe it was the 2nd drawing. We had i guess 100 tickets or so . One ticket hit 4 of 5 numbers. That won $100 that we just put towards more tickets. But the ticket above the one that hit for 4 numbers hit the Powerball number. The one below the ticket had the number we needed that would have gave us 5 numbers. If we hit 5 it would have still been A Million. If the one above and one below both would have fell in the same row that would have been the jackpot.

[VeggieDog]

We need to have the mafia running the numbers game again. Fukk the lottery

Better odds and less rake.

[JIBBBY]

Did it come from a black or white a$$hole?

A white fat guy of course.

[DwightShrute]

Everything is racist these days

Fukk off

not everything. Come on.





never mind.


Why White Supremacists Are Chugging Milk


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/u...ience-dna.html

[Kermit]

WTF ??? IT WORKED FOR CHARLIE!!!

That poor little bastard had to find money in a gutter, spend it on a chocolate bar, and ended up with the entire Gudamm chocolate factory!!

Wow. I literally just watched this video.

How ironic.

[teecee]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/09/us/lo...eaj/index.html


‘Stacked against you’: Critics say the lottery system is preying on poor communities



As lottery players across the nation accept that they didn’t win the historic $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot this week, experts are pointing to the flaws of a lottery system they say unfairly targets poor Black and brown communities.


Les Bernal, national director for Stop Predatory Gambling, called it a form of “systemic racism” and “consumer financial fraud.”


Bernal said poor people are being scammed into believing they will someday gain wealth from a winning lottery ticket.


“They’re hoping to pay their rent at the end of the month or pay an outstanding medical bill or put their kids through college or they just lost their job and they’re just trying to find a way to make ends meet,” Bernal said. “And here you have what is a government program encouraging citizens to lose their money on rigged games.”


A study by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism found that stores selling lottery tickets are disproportionately located in poor communities of every state. In most cases, the money these residents spend on lottery tickets does not come back to their communities but rather to colleges and wealthier school districts, the study found.


The Howard Center pointed to a 1999 report to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission that found that Black and low-income people as well as high school dropouts were the most frequent lottery players.


(Much more at the Link.)

No one is being scammed. JFC! Do a search and quickly find your odds of winning. How f-ing dumb.

[thetrinity]

No one is being scammed. JFC! Do a search and quickly find your odds of winning. How f-ing dumb.

The insta tickets in PA have the odds on the back of the ticket lol. You don't even have to search