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For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America

By Jonathan D. Cohen
Narrated by: Tom Lennon
Unabridged — 12 hours, 11 minutes
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By Jonathan D. Cohen
Narrated by: Tom Lennon
Unabridged — 12 hours, 11 minutes
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Every week, one in eight Americans place a bet on the dream of a life-changing lottery jackpot. Americans spend more on lottery tickets annually than on video streaming services, concert tickets, books, and movie tickets combined.



The story of lotteries in the United States may seem straightforward: tickets are bought predominately by poor people driven by the wishful belief that they will overcome infinitesimal odds and secure lives of luxury. The reality is more complicated. For a Dollar a...