COMMENTARY BY CHRISTOPHER JONES-CRUISE

Lottery Stories: Journalism Or Commercials?

Lotteries and their occasional huge jackpots have become such a journalism trope that I worry we have lost sight of the negative aspects of lotteries and have become, instead, boosters and an important part of the lottery marketing ecosystem. But there is more to lotteries than that, and I hope we can start doing some real reporting again on this multi-billion dollar industry.