Someone in the research offices at IBM had a bumper sticker that said “the lottery, a tax on people that don’t understand math”

Also the local conscience store I frequented at one job in newton, the owner put up a sign saying “people here have won $500,000 in the lottery last year”. I noted that seemed like a lot, she looked at me and said, I know what they spend, it’s not a lot, then proceeded to go on a little talk about gambling being bad. When another customer came in that ended. I bought my snack and moved on.

That said, I’ll loose 100$ every couple years gambling in person. I do enjoy it as entertainment. I can’t see how it’s enjoyable online though..

When you win something, it’s a little thrill. I can see how it can overwhelm you.

Also people only tell stories of “winning”. It rare to hear the loosing stories.