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Brad Reagan

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126 total appearances

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The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

They had to get from London to Texas and execute this plan to buy and print all of these lottery tickets before the drawing.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

Lottery.com was having a lot of problems in its own business. And Lottery.com executives saw this as a huge business opportunity. These Europeans were going to come in and spend $25 million buying tickets. They saw that as a business opportunity because they get 5% of the sales. There's a little bit of an air of desperation in some of the emails.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

Lottery.com was having a lot of problems in its own business. And Lottery.com executives saw this as a huge business opportunity. These Europeans were going to come in and spend $25 million buying tickets. They saw that as a business opportunity because they get 5% of the sales. There's a little bit of an air of desperation in some of the emails.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

Lottery.com was having a lot of problems in its own business. And Lottery.com executives saw this as a huge business opportunity. These Europeans were going to come in and spend $25 million buying tickets. They saw that as a business opportunity because they get 5% of the sales. There's a little bit of an air of desperation in some of the emails.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

They were able to get dozens of these ticket printing machines They set them up in four locations around the state. One was a former dentist's office. One was a warehouse. So these were not glamorous locations, but they brought in rolls and rolls of paper because they have to print all these tickets.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

They were able to get dozens of these ticket printing machines They set them up in four locations around the state. One was a former dentist's office. One was a warehouse. So these were not glamorous locations, but they brought in rolls and rolls of paper because they have to print all these tickets.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

They were able to get dozens of these ticket printing machines They set them up in four locations around the state. One was a former dentist's office. One was a warehouse. So these were not glamorous locations, but they brought in rolls and rolls of paper because they have to print all these tickets.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

As best we can tell, it's 100% legal. Wow. These guys sought permission ahead of time, and they got approval, and they came in and did it.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

As best we can tell, it's 100% legal. Wow. These guys sought permission ahead of time, and they got approval, and they came in and did it.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

As best we can tell, it's 100% legal. Wow. These guys sought permission ahead of time, and they got approval, and they came in and did it.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

I mean, it was definitely an around-the-clock operation, and they were bringing in more people as soon as they could find them. Our understanding is some of them brought in their children to help with the printing and the filing. It was really an around-the-clock operation. I mean, they really wanted this thing to work.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

I mean, it was definitely an around-the-clock operation, and they were bringing in more people as soon as they could find them. Our understanding is some of them brought in their children to help with the printing and the filing. It was really an around-the-clock operation. I mean, they really wanted this thing to work.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

I mean, it was definitely an around-the-clock operation, and they were bringing in more people as soon as they could find them. Our understanding is some of them brought in their children to help with the printing and the filing. It was really an around-the-clock operation. I mean, they really wanted this thing to work.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

I don't think they actually bought every single combination. And one reason for that is because there are some numbers that you don't want to buy because they're so common. For example, one, two, three, four, five, six, too many people guess that number. And so if you buy that lottery ticket, you would almost certainly share it with other people.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

I don't think they actually bought every single combination. And one reason for that is because there are some numbers that you don't want to buy because they're so common. For example, one, two, three, four, five, six, too many people guess that number. And so if you buy that lottery ticket, you would almost certainly share it with other people.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

I don't think they actually bought every single combination. And one reason for that is because there are some numbers that you don't want to buy because they're so common. For example, one, two, three, four, five, six, too many people guess that number. And so if you buy that lottery ticket, you would almost certainly share it with other people.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

Once again, those lotto texts, those numbers are 52, 30, 5, 18, 29.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

Once again, those lotto texts, those numbers are 52, 30, 5, 18, 29.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

Once again, those lotto texts, those numbers are 52, 30, 5, 18, 29.

The Journal.
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

It really wasn't until late 2024, early this year, that people started talking about this. The state's lottery commission has come under fire over what's called... And it just gathered momentum.