You’ll Never Guess: The Money Americans Spend On Lottery Tickets

September 21, 2015 12:41 am

This one was an absolute stunner. We spotted this today:

“Last year Americans spent a total of $70.15 billion on lottery tickets, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.
That tops the $62.7 billion spent on different forms of leisure and entertainment – music, movies, books, video games and sports teams – combined, according to most recent sales figures.”

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We tried digesting that number but could not. Can you?

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