Jackpot Tax Avoidance: How one lottery company hides its billions

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DOI: 10.1215/07402775-4280076 Vol. XXXIV, No. 3, Fall 2017 © 2017 Khadija Sharife D URBAN, South Africa—In line at a downtown convenience store, Helen Dlamini waits to pay for 10 slices of house-brand baloney and a halfliter of milk. It’s a waste of money to buy just half a liter, but she doesn’t have an icebox. Her employer gave her a mini fridge, but it broke and Dlamini now uses the appliance as a cupboard. A domestic laborer, she earns about 3,900 Rand ($300) per month. JA C Q U EL IN E M AC O U JACKPOT TAX AVOIDANCE: HOW ONE LOTTERY COMPANY HIDES ITS BILLIONS