State lotteries and the Internet

Like shooting ducks in a barrel by Robert X. Cringely (I, Cringely)

If millions of tickets have been sold for a huge lottery jackpot with no winner yet identified, would it be possible for a syndicate or maybe a huge corporation to simply say “I’ll take all the remaining tickets, please,” reducing the odds to certainty through one huge electronic buy? Why does this feel like a really bad idea?

Author: Khürt Williams

A human who works in information security and enjoys photography, Formula 1 and craft ale. #nobridge