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Originally Posted by WarChild
That can't be entirely true. Our national lotteries in Canada (6/49, Super 7 Jackpot) are paid in a lump sum. The full amount and no taxes either. They sometimes reach 50Million+ and that's on a population 1/10 the size of the US.
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Most of the lottery games here like Powerball is exclusive to only a certain amount of states that can participate. So it's only making money from the participating states. if it they always paid in lump sums it wouldn't make them any money and no lottery will go on