Jacob Reaves
Jac𒀰ob Reaves has over five years of experience writing and reporting on the lottery industry.
In his capacity as a writer f𓆉or Lottery USA, he hopes to illuminate an industry that is in some ways both everywhere and nowhere—an extremely popular activity throughout the US that is rarely discussed or reflected upon. He wants his pieces to show readers that the lottery can be complex, layered, and even fascinating at the local, state, and federal levels.
In addition to his work for Lottery USA, Jacob has written extensively on subjects ranging from health and psychology to culture and religion for♔ a wide variety of ✤publications.
Jacob's latest articles
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Investiga🥀ting the realities of sudden wealth syndromeMost of us harbor oversimplifie🎶d, one-dimensional conceptions of what it means to come into substantial wealth.
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N💛orth Carolina congressional candidate boosts campaign with jackpot🅺On January 31, Josh McConkey decided to try his luck at the state’s Ca🔯sh 5 rolling jackpot game.
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$1 Million South Carolina Powerball ticket remains 🃏unclaimedIn October of last year, a lucky South Carolinian purchased a Powerball ticket at🐽 an Exxon in Gable.
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The true history of the infamous Louisiana State L⛎ottery CompanyDuring Louisiana's poverty-stricken Reconstruction era, a New Orleanian with deep pockets approached state legislators with an enticing offer to help.
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How lotterie𒁏s helped build and bankroll Colonial 🅠AmericaWhen King James I sanctioned the holding of a lottery drawing for the Virginia Company to raise revenue, it would reverse America's fortunes forever.
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加拿大28:The lottery curse: Truth or myth?One reasonable p✨lace to start when discussing the so-called lottery curse is with the tortuous, well-traveled tale of a Waffle House waitress named Tonda Dickerson.
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The surprising e🃏conomics behind states and the🧜ir lottery moneyThe revenue for the 45 states that participate in government-operated lotteries has grown by over 80 percent since💧 2010.
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加𒀰拿大28:Will Alabama finally gree🅺nlight gaming in 2024?Debates have raged in Birmingham for yea𝔉rs as to whether to ⛦legalize gaming in Alabama. Next year could finally usher in a breakthrough.
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加拿大28🔯:Maryland fathe🌄r of three gets stunning surpriseFaಌther of three from Maryland wins enormous scratch-off prize on Black🔴 Friday.
