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How a Secretive Gambler Called ‘The Joker’ Took Down the Texas Lottery

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In the spring of 2023, a London banker-turned-bookmaker reached out to a few contacts with an audacious request: Can you help me take down the Texas lottery?

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How a Secretive Gambler Took Down the Texas Lottery

Wall Street Journal: “Bernard Marantelli had a plan in mind. He and his partners would buy nearly every possible number in a coming drawing. There were 25.8 million potential number combinations. The tickets were $1 apiece. The jackpot was heading to $95 million. If nobody else also picked the winning numbers, the profit would be nearly $60 million.”

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How a Secretive Gambler Called ‘The Joker’ Took Down the Texas Lottery

A global team of gambling whizzes hatched a scheme to snag the jackpot; millions of tickets in 72 hours

·New York, United States
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Wall Street Journal broke the news in New York, United States on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
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