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Like some two million other New Zealanders, I bought a ticket for the $50 million Lotto rollover jackpot on June 9. In truth, I buy a ticket only when it’s one of these big-attention jackpots. Why is that?
And why do people buy lottery tickets anyway? Surely because winning means happiness?
It’s not quite the same question, but in 1978, in what’s become probably