The Massachusetts Lottery is, what the author of this Boston Globe article calls, “a Robin Hood in reverse”. Like most lotteries, it generates the most profit from poorer communities, filled with impoverished people who feel the only way to get out of their dead-end situation is to get lucky on the lottery. However, these poor communities receive back in aid a fraction of what they put in through revenue, while richer towns enjoy much higher levels of aid than they contribute to the system.
“New York City Launches Sweeping Investigation Into Polymarket and Kalshi” | The Wall Street Journal
August 12, 2026
By Kevin T. Dugan, Katherine Long “The New York City Council is investigating four prediction markets for alleged deceptive marketing