[Dave W]

Yes, I recall reading a Washington Post story 5 years or so ago and the paper had analyzed lottery purchases by zip code. The poorest zip code had the most purchases and the wealthiest zip code had zero purchases (no business sold any lottery tickets/scratchers in the zip code).

[Tijeras_Slim]

I can believe that.

That said, I buy the occasional ticket. What you get is a $1 bookmark at worst, and the pleasure of considering how you could crush your enemies if you won.

My boss told me it is a tax on people bad at math, to which I replied... “At 180 million to 1, it’s much better odds than getting rich working for you.”

[beef]

You can’t stop it; the mob would just step into the void. I wonder how long before this couple winds up worse off than when they started. I give them 5 years max.