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What did the woman ask Wayne Seidl to do with her paycheck?
What did the woman ask Wayne Seidl to do with her paycheck?
Cash it in exchange for lottery tickets
Why did Wayne Seidl refuse to sell lottery tickets to the woman with three or four kids at home?
Why did Wayne Seidl refuse to sell lottery tickets to the woman with three or four kids at home?
He told her the money would be better spent on food or clothes for her children.
What is the reason behind Seidl's doubt that refusing to sell lottery tickets made a difference?
What is the reason behind Seidl's doubt that refusing to sell lottery tickets made a difference?
He thinks the customers would go somewhere else to buy them.
What is the behavior of a frequent customer who makes a 90-mile daily trip buying lottery tickets?
What is the behavior of a frequent customer who makes a 90-mile daily trip buying lottery tickets?
How much money does one man routinely spend daily on the lottery?
How much money does one man routinely spend daily on the lottery?
Why does Seidl's store sell more lottery tickets per capita than any other in Maine?
Why does Seidl's store sell more lottery tickets per capita than any other in Maine?
What does the study by Cornell University show about the correlation between unemployment and lottery ticket sales?
What does the study by Cornell University show about the correlation between unemployment and lottery ticket sales?
Why do economists warn that lotteries prey on societies' most desperate people?
Why do economists warn that lotteries prey on societies' most desperate people?
What is the long-held axiom mentioned in the text regarding the lottery?
What is the long-held axiom mentioned in the text regarding the lottery?
How has the state-run lottery in Maine been increasing its sales through marketing strategies?
How has the state-run lottery in Maine been increasing its sales through marketing strategies?
What has been the impact of the lottery on spending habits in Maine's poorest towns?
What has been the impact of the lottery on spending habits in Maine's poorest towns?
How does the lack of legislative oversight affect the state-run lottery in Maine?
How does the lack of legislative oversight affect the state-run lottery in Maine?
