Quote from: Mauser on Today at 07:53:02 AM

Lottery is probably the most famous type of gambling that you will find in any country around the world with millions of people playing each week. My grandfather played lottery regularly for more than 40 years and never had any big win, he only lost money with it. That is probably why I am so against lotteries in the first place and try to avoid them as much as possible. Only when there is a big jackpot I am playing, and then is not really because of having a real chance of winning, it's rather the fear of being left out. All my friends play together lottery for the big jackpots and my fear is that if I ever wouldn't join them that they win the jackpot and all become millionaires and I get nothing. There is always the stories from some small towns playing together and a few people not joining them and they have to live in a street where they are the only non millionaire. Playing games that have much higher chance of winning with only a small payout are more appealing to me. It's more satisfying to play games where we can win on a regular basis than chasing a jackpot that we might never win. And if I ever come across a game that has a positive expected value for the gambler I will play as many rounds as possible. If only one round is allowed I would bet as much money as I can afford to lose without feeling bad about it.

For the sake of interest, I bought lotteries several times, but this is boring, I have never won, and only lost money, it was no avail. There are those who are constantly playing with the hope of winning Jack Pot, but it looks like an illusion, because there are very few winners and, to be honest, I even doubt that the choice of the winner will without the intervention of the organizers of this lottery. Therefore, I do not see the point of participating in lotteries.