Why No One Wins the Lottery with Jon Cohen

Factually! with Adam Conover

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4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Lotteries are the most popular form of gambling. So why the hell is the lottery run by our own government? And do they actually provide a windfall for public schools, or are they a scam that diverts money from the poorest taxpayers to a few giant companies? This week Adam is joined by Jonathan Cohen to explain how the government ended up taking over lotteries from organized crime syndicates, how they were then captured by a few large companies, and whether or not they actually pay off for society in the end. Pick up Jon’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books -- Promo Code: FACTUALLY Listener Discount: 10% Vanity URL: hover.com/FACTUALLY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:57.7	Hello and welcome to factually, I'm Adam Conover, thank you for joining me once again as
1:01.9	I talk to incredible expert but all the amazing things that they know that I don't know and
1:06.4	that you might not know.
1:07.8	Both of our minds are going to get blown together and oh my god, we are going to have so much
1:12.3	fun doing it.
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1:29.7	Adam Conover makes a huge difference to me, thank you so much.
1:33.4	Now let's talk about this week's episode, this week we're talking about the lottery.
1:38.4	Now for you Americans, listening out there, I want you to imagine for a second that you
1:42.2	are not American, that you have come to America from a different country or even a different
1:46.6	planet and you go to your local convenience store.
1:50.0	Now when you get to that convenience store, you might see something pretty weird.
1:53.4	You might notice that the convenience store is selling a form of legalized gambling that
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