Episode 54 : Mama Raised No Quitter — The Blindfolded Children Lotto Rig

This week we go to Milan, fuckers! And we go back in time, to a wild period of time, where blindfolded kids were used to rig big funds - lol , not funny!

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0:00 - 4:55 - thank you and everything's falling apart intro

4:55 -11:20 - expression dog eat dog - or is it?

11:20 - corruption in Italy and the case of Milan lottery rig

In the summer of 1999, the plot of a lottery rig where blindfolded children were used during the live draws in Italy was uncovered. The scam might have gone on for 17 years benefitting the 13 families involved.

What were the motives?

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Sources:

http://www.tirage-euromillions.net/en/blog/italian-lottery-scandal-the-blindfolded-children/

https://www.lottery.co.uk/superenalotto

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/italian/italian-idioms/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperEnalotto

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/256467.stm

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/1999/jan/15/1

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/it-could-be-you-if-your-name-s-alberti-1.1256852?mode=amp

https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_218412_smxx.pdf

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-47293927

https://www.repubblica.it/online/fatti/lotto/arresti/arresti.html

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/wp9863.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/why-corruption-matters-understanding-causes-effects-and-how-to-address-them

https://www.thelotterylab.com/blog-detail/blindfolded-children-italian-lottery-scandal

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/world/europe/06iht-lotto.html

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/listverse.com/2015/11/16/10-audacious-lottery-scams-and-scandals/amp/