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Why do nearly half the population play the lotto?

You're as likely to win the jackpot as you are to die in a plane crash. And yet nearly half the p...

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11.20 29 Nov 2024


Why do nearly half the population play the lotto?


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11.20 29 Nov 2024


You're as likely to win the jackpot as you are to die in a plane crash.

And yet nearly half the population of Ireland play the lotto regularly.

So, what keeps the us wishing for, well, the luck of the Irish and could winning big be bad news?

Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports.


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