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		jraedisch on June 8, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How MIT Students Won $8M in the Massachusetts Lott... They must be lessening the chances of winning or the amount per win for other players?! After all I am pretty sure that lottery is a zero sum game.

TallGuyShort on June 8, 2015 [–]

If you're not a group of geniuses at MIT, you really shouldn't be surprised when you lose money gambling. If you're poor enough that I'm supposed to feel sorry for you, buying a lottery ticket is a very irrational thing to be doing.

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