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Americans spent $105 billion on lottery tickets. That is more than the total spending on music, books, sports teams, movies, and video games, combined! 40% of Americans can’t come up with $400 for an emergency while the average household spends over $640 every year on the lottery,

What percentage of households play at all, and what percentage are putting in huge amounts to offset them? I'd guess the median is far less than the mean here.

Is there data on how the spending breaks down on demographic lines like income and race?

What percentage is being spent on scratchers vs. local drawn games vs. national ones like Powerball and Mega Millions?

Studies have found that as many as 80% of active money managers underperform the S&P 500. Why should I (or anyone beyond the ultra-wealthy) pay a money manager an annual percentage of my assets rather than just putting the bulk of my money in index funds which are nearly free?

After all of your research, do you really trust the portable breathalyzer?

He has said that he donated to Republicans via PACs but offered zero proof. It would be strange to just take a fraudster like him at their word over something like that.

I'm surprised you gave this answer. The betting market says that /u/JRandMiller hasn't identified the correct top three. The markets say that mayor Pete is more likely to be the nominee than Sanders, and I'm inclined to agree. The markets have Pete more than twice as likely as Yang.