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How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

2025/5/16
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Brad Reagan: 我从小在德州长大，一直关注着德州的新闻。这次的德州彩票劫案引起了我的注意。一个由伦敦的 Bernard Marantelli 和绰号“小丑”的 Zeljko Ranagajic 领导的职业赌徒团伙，通过购买几乎所有彩票，赢得了巨额头奖。他们利用了彩票系统的漏洞，虽然他们的行为在法律上可能是允许的，但引起了公众的强烈不满，并导致了对德州彩票委员会的调查和可能的改革。我认为这件事的核心在于，他们发现并利用了市场中的错误定价机会，就像华尔街的银行家一样。 Jessica Mendoza: 我们《华尔街日报》的播客非常喜欢劫案故事。这次的德州彩票劫案确实非常吸引人。Marantelli 就像《十一罗汉》里的丹尼·奥션，负责策划整个行动，而“小丑”就像鲁本，负责提供资金。他们是如何在德州彩票中找到机会，并成功实施他们的计划的，这非常值得我们深入了解。

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A global team of betting whizzes hatched a scheme to take down the Texas Lottery). The plan was led by a London banker-turned-bookmaker and a mysterious professional gambler nicknamed ‘The Joker.’ The duo partnered with a Texas company and local retailers to print more than 99% of all the lottery tickets sold. And the jackpot was worth almost $100 million. The WSJ’s Brad Reagan) explains how they pulled off the heist. Jessica Mendoza) hosts. 

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