From Concord to Kolkata: How a Tiny NH Lottery Ticket Became the World’s Most Democratic Tax on Hope
The Granite State’s weekly ritual of scratching, tapping, and weeping over the New Hampshire Lottery looks, from 30,000 feet, like a charming New England quirk—until you notice the same scene playing out in 200-plus nations, each with its own fluorescent ticket and slightly more depressing odds. In Mumbai, commuters queue for “Playwin”; in São Paulo,…