{"id":4650,"date":"2016-10-05T19:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamblingwithanedge.com\/?p=4650"},"modified":"2016-10-06T08:22:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T15:22:29","slug":"4650-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/4650-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning the lottery too much"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"_6ks\">\n<div class=\"_6l- __c_\">\n<div class=\"uiScaledImageContainer _6m5 fbStoryAttachmentImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scaledImageFitWidth img\" src=\"https:\/\/external.xx.fbcdn.net\/safe_image.php?d=AQAayRJ4N_pkIscE&amp;w=476&amp;h=249&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlotteobserver.com%2Fnews%2Fspecial-reports%2Fagainst-all-odds%2Fz81iuv-Math-professor-explains-lottery-odds%2FALTERNATES%2FLANDSCAPE_1140%2FMath%2520professor%2520explains%2520lottery%2520odds&amp;cfs=1&amp;upscale=1&amp;sx=0&amp;sy=0&amp;sw=1140&amp;sh=596\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"249\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3ekx _29_4\">\n<div class=\"_6m3 _--6\">\n<h2 class=\"mbs _6m6 _2cnj _5s6c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/special-reports\/against-all-odds\/article103038972.html\">Some NC lottery players win so often, their good fortune defies logic. Are they gaming the system?<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_6m7 _3bt9\">The Charlotte Observer found N.C. lottery players who beat terrible odds so consistently that statisticians said the chance of someone being that lucky was\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"_59tj _2iau\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"_6lz _6mb ellipsis\">CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM<\/div>\n<div class=\"_6lz _6mb ellipsis\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"_5tc6\">Interesting article asking how the same people can keep winning scratch off lottery tickets. \u00a0Maybe some of those people listen to Gambling With an Edge. \u00a0Here are 2 episodes where talk about about this very topic.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_5tc6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/gambling-with-edge-guest-mohan-2\">Beating the lottery 1<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_5tc6\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_5tc6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/gambling-with-edge-guest-mohan\">Beating the lottery 2<\/a><\/div>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lasvegasadvisor\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVA_Tweet\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-youtube nolightbox\" data-provider=\"youtube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Find us on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/LasVegasAdvisorSHOW\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"youtube\" title=\"Find us on YouTube\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/youtube.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-instagram nolightbox\" data-provider=\"instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Check out our instagram feed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lasvegasadvisor\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;\"><img alt=\"instagram\" title=\"Check out our instagram feed\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/instagram.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some NC lottery players win so often, their good fortune defies logic. 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