[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge-discuss Digest, Vol 46, Issue 2

[T S]

to be fair, the exploit isn't in the tickets, it's in the prize structure.
You still can't predict the winning ticket with any better accuracy, but
 the expected value of simply purchasing tickets actually becomes > 1,
because the payouts have gone up.

Also, it sounds like the city's actually aware of the situation, but it
doesn't harm them, so they just leave it. interesting.
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> From: Sai <sai at saizai.com>
> To: NoiseBridge Discuss <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 19:05:23 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Exploitable statistical vulnerability in
> scratchoff lottery tickets
> Another exploitable lottery:
>
> http://www.boston.com/news/lo cal/massachusetts/articles/2011/07/31/a_lottery_game_with_a_windfall_for_a_knowing_few/?page=full<http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/07/31/a_lottery_game_with_a_windfall_for_a_knowing_few/?page=full>
>
> --
from talin
      "it's not stupid. it's advanced."
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