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  • Surprise, surprise: The lottery rifles the pockets of the poor

    02/06/2005 5:48:16 PM PST · by SwinneySwitch · 73 replies · 1,385+ views
    San Antonio Express-News ^ | 02/06/2005 | Ken Rodriguez
    The myth-peddling Texas Lottery Commission does not want you to know the truth about the spending habits of the lottery's poorest and least educated players. So I'll give you the truth that's shaded and buried in its latest demographic study: Texans who earn the least spend more per player on the lottery than those in the highest income groups. Texans with the least amount of education — high school dropouts — spend more than three times as much as those with college degrees. African Americans and Hispanics spend, per player, almost twice as much as Anglos. Thanks to data gathered...