A Mega Millions playslip for those players preferring to choose the numbers they want to play is among the stacks of other lottery game playslips displayed at a store. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
By Tinashe Chingarande, Elizabeth Flood, Spencer Friedman and Daniel Lawall / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard The companies that run state-backed lotteries already have…
