>Did no one notice that the lottery always lost huge sums of money during the Rolldown draws, while it gained money on normal draws (as it should always be the case)?
The state never "loses." In this case, for example, the MIT group "17 and $18 million ... over a seven-year period, earning at least $3.5 million in profits," yet the state made $120 million. Even if the state noticed, why would they care? Pay out $3.5 million to make $120 million? Why not. The problem is that it :"sounds" rigged.
>No one noticed that certain convenience stores suddenly sold hundreds of thousands worth of tickets in these draws, while most other stores sold a normal amount?
Someone noticed, because they tipped off the Boston Globe that "in certain Massachussetts locations, Cash Winfall tickets were being sold at an extraordinary volume." Again, it "sounds" rigged.
The average person is not going to think that a lottery has a "loophole" in it. The average person thinks something like that can't happen.
The state never "loses." In this case, for example, the MIT group "17 and $18 million ... over a seven-year period, earning at least $3.5 million in profits," yet the state made $120 million. Even if the state noticed, why would they care? Pay out $3.5 million to make $120 million? Why not. The problem is that it :"sounds" rigged.
>No one noticed that certain convenience stores suddenly sold hundreds of thousands worth of tickets in these draws, while most other stores sold a normal amount?
Someone noticed, because they tipped off the Boston Globe that "in certain Massachussetts locations, Cash Winfall tickets were being sold at an extraordinary volume." Again, it "sounds" rigged.
The average person is not going to think that a lottery has a "loophole" in it. The average person thinks something like that can't happen.