💬 Quoted… ​​“Poor people are collateral damage…”

A recent nationwide investigation of state lotteries by the Howard School of Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland found that lottery retailers are disproportionately clustered in lower-income communities in nearly every state.

• However, the investigation found the state lotto proceeds end up disproportionately benefiting college students and wealthier school districts located far from the poorer neighborhoods, where a majority of tickets are sold.

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💰 Stat of the Day: College athletes earned ~$917 million during the first year of NIL, according to estimates from Opendorse.

🌎 Around the World: Sri Lanka's prime minister told the country’s military to do "whatever is necessary to restore order" after protesters stormed his office yesterday, hours after he was appointed acting president by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has fled the country. (Background)

🤯 Did You Know?... Roughly 13% of the US population eats pizza on any given day (42.8 million people).

📖 Worth a Read: A US Recession Can't Officially Happen Unless Eight People Say So → (The Motley Fool)

📊 Poll results: Yesterday, we asked what you all thought about Arizona’s new law banning citizens from filming law enforcement within an 8-foot radius.

• 25% of y’all agreed with the move, 65% disagreed, and 10% were unsure or had a more nuanced opinion.

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