- Writer Leah Muncy recounts watching her mom waste thousands on California lottery tickets.
- Like many, Leah’s mom viewed the lottery as the clearest path to her dreams.
- Despite extremely low odds of winning, Americans spent $72 billion on lottery tickets in 2017.
- Studies show that US state lotteries aggressively target poor minority and rural white communities via deceptive, aspirational advertisements (ie “make your dreams come true”).
- 33% of Americans who earn less than $25K/year view the lottery as the most practical path to wealth.
