(Phys.org) —Lottery winners tend to switch towards support for a right-wing political party and to become less egalitarian, according to new research on UK data by Professor Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick and ...
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2014
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Low income households could increase their savings by over 25 per cent if bank accounts with a regular lottery prize for depositors were introduced in Australia, University of Sydney economists have found.
Economics & Business
Sep 11, 2014
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Lotteries of different kinds have been part of the human culture since remote times. Apparently, the initial idea was to use the money gained through the game to finance government projects. This seems to be how the Great ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2014
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The latest Powerball jackpot swelled to US$1.5 billion on Nov. 2, 2022—just shy of the record amount—after another drawing passed with no winning ticket. The next drawing will be held on Nov. 5.
Other
Nov 7, 2022
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One of the basic tenets of financial investing is that riskier stocks should offer—on average and in the long run—higher returns than less-risky investments.
Economics & Business
Mar 2, 2018
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A key executive of a company that works with more than 40 state lotteries in the U.S. orchestrated a "massive theft" of its most-prized secrets before he resigned to accept a position with a rival company, his former employer ...
Business
Jun 24, 2016
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Eddie Tipton, a computer expert and the Multi-State Lottery Association's security director, allegedly rigged a lottery jackpot by installing a software program known as a rootkit on a computer that would pick the winning ...
Other
Dec 18, 2015
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Tired of buying scratch lottery tickets, only to come up empty handed? Chris Lange is confident his latest app will give you the "best bang for your buck" next time you get lotto fever.
Software
Sep 26, 2014
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A study by the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance shows that dishonestly earned money stinks to some but attracts others. Given the choice, some people consciously seek out situations in which to cheat. For ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday began serving up scam warnings with Bing search results for topics such as fixing credit scores or rescue from home foreclosure that are prime material for online cons.
Internet
Sep 30, 2009
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