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Scratch & Win
Scratch & Win
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Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble, legally at least. We’ve got casinos, sports betting, online poker, keno... more

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Part 4: The Last Mafia Boss of Boston

The state lottery can’t run the mob out of the numbers business on their own. Luckily they’ve got help from... more

12 Feb 2025 · 43 minutes
Part 3: Have You Played Your Number?

Before the Massachusetts Lottery can claim to be number one, they have to take out the competition. So in 1976... more

05 Feb 2025 · 50 minutes
Part 2: The Lottery Czar

When states got into the gambling business, they wanted the same thing organized crime wanted: money and power. The question... more

29 Jan 2025 · 56 minutes
Part 1: The Instant Ticket

It’s 1974, illegal bookies are everywhere and the brand new state lottery is struggling to compete. But a simple piece... more

29 Jan 2025 · 49 minutes
Introducing: Scratch & Win

Legal gambling is everywhere. But how did it get like this? And why can't we fully embrace it?  "Scratch & Win"... more

22 Jan 2025 · 4 minutes
A note from The Big Dig team

Just dropping in to share some news about the show, and what's coming next.

12 Jun 2024 · 2 minutes
Part 9: Hearts and Minds

It’s been fifty years since the Big Dig was first conceived, thirty years since construction began, more than a dozen... more

15 Nov 2023 · 37 minutes
Part 8: I Want Justice for What Happened

Just as the project turns the corner towards completion, its entire legacy becomes clouded. The tunnels are leaking, concrete suppliers... more

08 Nov 2023 · 56 minutes
Part 7: The Turnpike Revolt

By the year 2000, the Big Dig has passed through many hands, but in its final years a power struggle... more

01 Nov 2023 · 56 minutes
Part 6: The Up Down Charts

As work progresses through the 1990s and the tunnels take shape, the true cost of the Big Dig remains unknown... more

25 Oct 2023 · 50 minutes
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Part 4: The Last Mafia Boss of Boston
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