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Frontline•Season 9•Episode 10

Betting on the Lottery

8.8/10 · 9 votesNov 6, 1990

Ranked #1 of 3 in Season 9•+0.6 vs season avg

Lottery fever is spreading. Twenty-nine states now raise $20 billion a year in revenues. Frontline correspondent James Reston, Jr., goes behind the scenes of state lotteries to look at the promoters selling them, the people buying the tickets, and to ask the question, ‘Who really

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Episode Summary

"Betting on the Lottery" is episode 10 of Frontline season 9. It scored 8.8/10 from 9 votes, ranking #1 of 3 episodes this season (season average 8.2). It aired on November 6, 1990.

Next: E11 · Springfield Goes to War Best of Season 9