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It's relatively rare that lotteries AREN'T rigged. It's a bunch of money sitting RIGHT THERE to the people implementing the lottery. And like any other situation where human beings have a GIGANTIC incentive to commit fraud, they often do: https://thehornnews.com/authorities-lottery-may-be-rigged/ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/lottery-employees-r...

"State lotteries in Colorado, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma have confirmed they paid jackpots worth $8 million to Tipton associates, including his old college roommate, Robert Rhodes. Investigators are looking at payouts in the other 37 states and U.S. territories that used random-number generators from the Iowa-based association, which administers games and distributes prizes for the lottery consortium." NOTICE THAT 40+ STATES AND US TERRITORIES ACTUALLY USED ONE RIGGED RNG FROM THIS CORRUPT DUDE IN IOWA

I don't know what they these curves are used for, but, if there is anything at stake, it's worth looking into whether some of the people working on this project had college roommates that are now in lottery sinecures.



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