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Wishing to Win Big, Some Families Purchase Tickets Every Week

It's another Saturday morning in Pennsylvania, and Rick and Sheyda Belli dream of getting rich quick. Like many families suffering in this soft economy, the Bellis spend money on lottery games. "I look at it as a shot, a chance, a ray of hope," said Sheyda Belli, 38. "People say you're wasting your money, could put it in a savings account, but, you know, somebody wins every day." Every Saturday morning they head off looking for that pot of lottery gold, driving past the doughnut shop they... Full Story
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