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by bkcreate 3030 days ago
The payout comes from the other bettors losing bets. The state never loses in a lottery.
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josu 3029 days ago
My bad, you are absolutely right, the payout comes from previous weeks' undistributed payout, not from the state. The more they played, the more revenue for the state.
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