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In reply to the discussion: How MIT Students Scammed the Massachusetts Lottery for $8 Million [View all]RC
(25,592 posts)7. Oh great. Now everyone knows about this and will be doing the same thing.
Thanks a lot for spreading the word.
That said, It doesn't look like a scam to me. The students just found a flaw and exploited it. They did nothing wrong. It is up to whoever runs the lottery to fix the quirk.
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Tony_FLADEM
Aug 2012
OP
I buy a ticket now and then. I account for it in my entertainment expense budget....
Scuba
Aug 2012
#4
Classic case of a 'sucker bet' but I'm with you. It's like the Big Wheel
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#5
Reducing one crime's significance in relation to another is a slippery slope but you've got one...
Poll_Blind
Aug 2012
#9
Though I indirectly referred upthread to what the students did as a crime, you're right.
Poll_Blind
Aug 2012
#10
Yeah, calling it a 'scam' is a great way to make it look like they did something wrong.
Gormy Cuss
Aug 2012
#14
Come to think of it, it was also the MIT folks who excelled at card counting, too...
Buns_of_Fire
Aug 2012
#16
Wrong. It's not a "scam" if you figure out how to win the game while following the rules
CreekDog
Aug 2012
#33