If a lottery is encouraging addictive gambling, don’t expand it!
Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2013-03-15
Summary:
This story from Vivian Yee seems just horrible to me. First the background: Pronto Lotto’s real business takes place in the carpeted, hushed area where its most devoted customers watch video screens from a scattering of tall silver tables, hour after hour, day after day. The players — mostly men, about a dozen at any [...]