Scratch & Win

By GBH News

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Subscribers: 537
Reviews: 6
Episodes: 24

28-3 Never Forget
 Apr 1, 2025
Another great deep dive into the MA political machines of yesteryear.

Annie
 Mar 6, 2025
I loved the Big Dig! wasn't sure about the lotto story but 3 episodes in, it's fascinating so far.


 Jan 29, 2025
Swapped feed to a different podcast because they didn't have confidence in their new podcast. Very disrespectful to both subscribers and staff.


 Mar 7, 2024

Mischa
 Nov 29, 2023
How is a podcast about infrastructure so gripping? What a wild ride and informative true tale.

Annie
 Nov 7, 2023

Description

Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble, legally at least. We’ve got casinos, sports betting, online poker, keno — but it was all made possible by state lotteries, which brought gambling out of the shadows and into the public square — into the government itself. “Scratch & Win” follows the unlikely rise of America’s most successful lottery. We begin in 1970s Boston, with state bureaucrats going toe to toe with mafia bookmakers, and each other, as they struggle to launch the state's greatest innovation: the scratch ticket. But the story reaches all the way to the present moment. How do we feel about the gambling industry that lotteries helped summon into being? And should the state be in this business at all? “Scratch & Win” is made by the Peabody Award-winning team behind “The Big Dig,” produced by GBH News and distributed by PRX.---------------------------Credits:Host and scriptwriter: Ian CossExecutive Producer: Devin Maverick RobinsProducers: Isabel Hibbard and Ian CossStory Editor: Lacy RobertsEditorial Advisor: Jen McKimFact Checkers: Ryan Alderman and Isabel HibbardScoring and Music Supervision: Ian CossGraphic Design: Bill MillerProject Manager: Meiqian He

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How to sue the government, and win
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 Apr 09, 2025
Why do some parts of government work better than others?
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 Apr 02, 2025
Should we be nostalgic for machine politics?
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 Mar 26, 2025
Why does sports betting feel different?
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 Mar 19, 2025
Part 8: The Other Massachusetts Miracle
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 Mar 12, 2025
Part 7: The Dirtiest Race in the Commonwealth
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 Mar 05, 2025
Part 6: The Game Dreams Are Made Of
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 Feb 26, 2025
Part 5: The Cherry Sheets
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 Feb 19, 2025
Part 4: The Last Mafia Boss of Boston
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 Feb 12, 2025
Part 3: Have You Played Your Number?
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 Feb 05, 2025
Part 2: The Lottery Czar
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 Jan 29, 2025
Part 1: The Instant Ticket
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 Jan 29, 2025
Introducing: Scratch & Win
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 Jan 22, 2025
A note from The Big Dig team
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 Jun 12, 2024
Part 9: Hearts and Minds
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 Nov 15, 2023
Part 8: I Want Justice for What Happened
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 Nov 08, 2023
Part 7: The Turnpike Revolt
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 Nov 01, 2023
Part 6: The Up Down Charts
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 Oct 25, 2023
Part 5: Hatchet Man vs. the 800 Pound Gorilla
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 Oct 18, 2023
Part 4: The Double Cross
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 Oct 11, 2023
Part 3: All Politics is Local
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 Oct 04, 2023
Part 2: Unholy Alliance
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 Sep 27, 2023
Part 1: We Were Wrong
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 Sep 27, 2023
Introducing: The Big Dig
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 Sep 13, 2023