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How a group of Australian gamblers beat the Texas lottery

How a group of Australian gamblers beat the Texas lottery

The Morning Edition

March 9, 202620m 41s

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The lieutenant governor of Texas has called it “the biggest theft from the people of Texas in the history of Texas”. He was referring to the work of Australian gamblers who scooped up a $US95 million jackpot.

And this is the kicker: they did it by buying up nearly every single lottery ticket and, they say, by following all the rules.
Today, investigative reporter Patrick Begley on the Australians who took down the Texan lottery.

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