This article by The Hartford Courant, written in response to a taxpayer-funded study that concluded no link between poverty and lottery sales, presents the findings of several other studies that have time and again found an irrefutable link between poverty and lottery sales, and poverty and gambling addiction. The author offers insightful comments on these many past studies that have found this strong link and finds the faults in the one study that has concluded otherwise.
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May 28, 2026
By Patrick Madden DraftKings, sportsbooks target statehouse races as Mass. and others propose stricter betting rules _ WBUR News