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正确答案：D
解析：本题是一道细节题。题干中出现lottery，根据第四段第三、四句，“The national lottery used to be one of the most popular forms of gambling．But later a football stake had taken away much of the interest in the lottery．”(国家彩票曾经是最受欢迎的赌博方式之一。但后来足球彩票取而代之，获得了大多数人的青睐。)可见，D选项"Because they found the football stake more attractive．”(因为他们觉得足球彩票更吸引人)是正确的。