John Oliver Shoots Down Every Reason for Playing the State LotteryJay Hathaway11/10/14 9:39am16120EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkYou don't need John Oliver to tell you that state lotteries—or, as your mom calls them, "the stupidity tax"—are a bad deal, but you may not have realized the extent to which they suck.