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Jessica Mendoza

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

White Swan is basically a group of data analysts who sell their betting advice to professional gamblers.

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

White Swan is basically a group of data analysts who sell their betting advice to professional gamblers.

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

White Swan is basically a group of data analysts who sell their betting advice to professional gamblers.

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

Behind White Swan is a man named Bernard Marantelli. He's a numbers guy, someone who makes his calls based on algorithms and odds.

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

Behind White Swan is a man named Bernard Marantelli. He's a numbers guy, someone who makes his calls based on algorithms and odds.

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

Behind White Swan is a man named Bernard Marantelli. He's a numbers guy, someone who makes his calls based on algorithms and odds.

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

So he's gambling, but he's also like strategizing.

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

So he's gambling, but he's also like strategizing.

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

So he's gambling, but he's also like strategizing.

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

Marantelli is looking around for something that gives him an advantage. And one day, something across the pond grabs his attention. The Texas lottery. No one had won for a while, so the jackpot was ballooning. And not many people had bought tickets. So the odds look good. And this is when Marantelli contacts his partner.

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

Marantelli is looking around for something that gives him an advantage. And one day, something across the pond grabs his attention. The Texas lottery. No one had won for a while, so the jackpot was ballooning. And not many people had bought tickets. So the odds look good. And this is when Marantelli contacts his partner.

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

Marantelli is looking around for something that gives him an advantage. And one day, something across the pond grabs his attention. The Texas lottery. No one had won for a while, so the jackpot was ballooning. And not many people had bought tickets. So the odds look good. And this is when Marantelli contacts his partner.

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

Back in the 80s, the Joker dropped out of college and started gambling full-time. He pooled money to play the horses, slots, and keno. And today, the Joker and his business partners bet an estimated $10 billion a year. What is the relationship between Marantelli and the Joker?

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

Back in the 80s, the Joker dropped out of college and started gambling full-time. He pooled money to play the horses, slots, and keno. And today, the Joker and his business partners bet an estimated $10 billion a year. What is the relationship between Marantelli and the Joker?

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

Back in the 80s, the Joker dropped out of college and started gambling full-time. He pooled money to play the horses, slots, and keno. And today, the Joker and his business partners bet an estimated $10 billion a year. What is the relationship between Marantelli and the Joker?

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

So I'm thinking like Ocean's Eleven here. So would Marentelli sort of be the Danny Ocean, George Clooney character and Joker's like Ruben with the robe and the money in the background?

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

So I'm thinking like Ocean's Eleven here. So would Marentelli sort of be the Danny Ocean, George Clooney character and Joker's like Ruben with the robe and the money in the background?

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

So I'm thinking like Ocean's Eleven here. So would Marentelli sort of be the Danny Ocean, George Clooney character and Joker's like Ruben with the robe and the money in the background?

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

By the spring of 2023, the dynamic duo seemed ready to take on the Texas lottery. Marantelli had figured out the method. The Joker had the money to front the operation. And their plan was actually really simple. What gives you the best odds to win the lottery? Buy as many tickets as you can. And for this lottery, that actually seemed possible.

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

By the spring of 2023, the dynamic duo seemed ready to take on the Texas lottery. Marantelli had figured out the method. The Joker had the money to front the operation. And their plan was actually really simple. What gives you the best odds to win the lottery? Buy as many tickets as you can. And for this lottery, that actually seemed possible.