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For a dollar and a dream : state lotteries in modern America /

Every week, one in eight Americans places a bet on the dream of a life-changing lottery jackpot. Americans spend more on lottery tickets annually than on video streaming services, concert tickets, books, and movie tickets combined. The typical story is that lotteries are a tax on poor people who do...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cohen, Jonathan D., 1990- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:	Lotteries > United States > History. Gambling > United States > History. Loteries > États-Unis > Histoire. Gambling Lotteries United States Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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