Prediction markets and lotteries (and my one simple trick for winning the lottery)

A short and slightly mad post today, inspired by weird thoughts I was having when I awoke from my sleep this morning (yes, you are all thinking, a completely unwanted insight into the life of Rob). Clickbait is at the end. There has recently been an uptick in the world of prediction markets . Although not new, and certainly in the UK political betting in a market based environment has been around…