Frontline - Season 9 - Eps 10: Betting on the Lottery

1990-11-06? min⭐ 7.5/10

Lottery fever is spreading. Twenty-nine states now raise $20 billion a year in revenues. Frontline correspondent James Reston, Jr., goes behind the scenes of state lotteries to look at the promoters selling them, the people buying the tickets, and to ask the question, ‘Who really wins and who loses?’

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About Frontline

Frontline

Title: Frontline

First Air Date: 1983-01-17

Last Air Date: 2025-03-25

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 7.5/10 (from 43 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 45

Total Episodes: 828

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary, News

Production Companies: GBH, FRONTLINE

Synopsis

Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.

Cast

Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Self - Narrator (voice)

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