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Where Do Lottery Profits Go? States Use Them To Bolster Their Budgets

As the Mega Millions jackpot reaches a historic $1.6 billion, we take a look at how states use profits made from the lottery.
A woman shows her Mega Millions tickets hours before the draw of the $1 billion jackpot, at the Bluebird Liquor store in Torrance, Calif., Oct. 19, 2018. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

The jackpot for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions has reached $1.6 billion, the highest prize ever in the history of the lottery.

‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with , visiting assistant professor in mathematics and statistics at Washington University in St. Louis, who says that.

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