Why don't people realize that Lottery scratch tickets is the Government's 'idiot tax?'?
457208
people are idiots. The act more like lottery winners than wage earners. Why do people who make just above poverty level income dress like they are worth a million? Why do people who work at fast food restaurants wear tons of gold jewelery? Why do 90 year old people go to casinos hoping to hit it big? Why do many americans spend $5 dollars for one cup of coffee and complain about gas prices? why do americans......ad nauseum.
939783
Taking on a national lottery does seem a little foolish.\n\nThe payoff is about the same as the US lotteries (55%), but the fact that the that there is always a winner would mean that there are no huge pots to win. These huge pots seem what  brings in the large number of players in the US lotteries.
487485
£1 a ticket choose 6 numbers if all come up win jackpot or smaller prizes for 5, 4 and 3 numbers. Its a tax on stupidity really
312266
No.  It shouldn't do it through the lottery either.  It's just another way to raise taxes without admitting it
568820
It is a scam.\nYou cannot have an international lottery as the gambling laws differ in every country.\nThe scammers say it is "International" so as to cover every country.\nIf you want to check a email you think might be a scam go to www.scamomatic.com\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
335003
Instead of doing this research - spend an equal amount of time and a couple dollars (far less than you will ever waste on the lottery) and buy a basic statistics book.  By chapter 2 you'll understand why government lotteries are known as an ignorance tax.  \n\nYou quickly understand that if tickets were sold for even a $0.01, you're still getting a royal screwing every time you buy one.   \n\nDon't focus on the one guy who won.  Focus on the tens of millions that lost and you'll see how ridiculous it is to play.  \n\n2 last points \n1) A perfect example is Vegas.  The overall house margins are just a few percentage points and look at the cost of the casinos they build with the house winnings - The properties alone cost Billions of dollars.  Compare a few percentage points in Vegas with that of your typical government lottery (the odds of winning are less than 1 in 14 million in Florida\n\n2)Ever wonder why you only see the poor or the working poor playing the lottery and never see the guy driving the Porche in the business suit buying a handful of tickets.  The "educated" guy in the business suit understands the lottery is for SUCKERS who don't know any better.
119684
People are teaching their children that this is the age of instant gratification. no need to save up for something that you really want. It is easier to just take it. Heck, the toy manufacturers and stores make a lot more money than we do. \n\nThen the can justify it by blaming the policies of G.W. Bush and the government for forcing the little people to have to steal.\n\nWell, I have news, Machaivelli was wrong - the end does not justify the means. Items that you work to obtain are far sweeter than those just given or recevied in a dishonest way.
932764
They are exploiting the human psychological weakness GREED. \n\n(incidently, we ninja use this tactic quite often)  \n\nPeople are easily tricked when they don't critically examine things.  Monty Hall would do this to people all the time on Lets Make A Deal.  Basically, the act of pricing one cent below is both an appeal to the greed, and an insult to the intelligence (or lack thereof), of the average person.  Pricing five cents below is perhaps even more obnoxious, as it implies, "I know you won't fall for the $9.99, but maybe you'll fall for the $9.95." \n\nGasoline pricing is even worse as they go to the hundredth decimal place in order to not breach the psychological barrier of spending "another penny."  A can of beans selling for $2.99 is truly one cent less than $3.00.  A gallon of gas that sells for $2.99 is actually $2.99 and 9/10 of a cent, which is $2.999.  For all practical purposes, the gas is $3.00.  If you bought 100 gallons, it would cost you $299.90, whereas a 100 cans of beans would be $299.00, almost a dollar less.  When you're selling millions of gallons a day, those tenths of a penny add up to a lot of extra profit!  Gasoline is the only product sold like this, because honestly, nobody pays attention.\n\nHigh end pricing is not consistently rounded off, but in cases where it is, it's probably because the vendors are less inclined to try "hoodwinking" people who generally have more than enough money to afford their products.  In other words, they don't need to trick them into buying, because their products are so sought after.  Also, a lot of wealthy people are often (though not always) less concerned with price than prestige.  Ever hear the expression, "if you have to ask, you can't afford it."?
429533
Becasue the government is greedy and wants all your money.
1186479
It is the fastest way for you to lose any money in your bank account.\n\nI win 3-4 lotteries a day. Funny I never entered any.
698253
This is a well-known Nigerian "419" fraud. I can assure you that Camelot, sole operator of the UK lottery, does not have any free online programme, nor any prizes for those who don't buy tickets in person at a lottery sales outlet in the UK or directly from them.\n\nI have never bought a UK lottery ticket. Therefore if somebody tells me I have won the lottery I know they are lying.\n\nOur nanny, on the other hand, won GBP 1,000. She never bought another ticket after that, figuring she'd done as well as she ever would, and not wanting to give any of it back.
1175744
The half of this "can of worms" has not been revealed.  Not only do illegals grab many benefits but they also apply for Medicaid and Medicare!  Many work under false names/social security numbers and the REAL citizens get income tax notices for back taxes! One lady had taken care of her children since 2000 and IRS wanted over $15,000 for back taxes on money she had not seen nor earned in three states! Recently 20 illegals were captured and some nitwit at Immigration told police to "Release them!"  Police should have ignored such a STUPID reply as a garbled transmission...faulty fax...faulty brain in faxer,etc. Immigration Service is a haven for nitwits, loafers, and incompetents seeking an easy paycheck for sloth.  Thousands of businesses could be fined for knowingly hiring illegals and fine money could be applied to "Dropping them off in Chiapas".  Instead 3 or 4 got fines, the apprehanders need to be the survivors of a "mass firing".  Whoever is supposed to be watching INS goof off should likewise be tossed into a van without seats a-la Billy Dale Travel Office style...and taken to the gate, told to "So Sue us!"  Hillary Clinton style!
94221
Are you kidding??! Of course it's not real. How can you win a lottery you never entered? Playing overseas lotteries is against the law anyway.
656119
Its a scam!\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to    "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
238873
"the lottery is a tax for people who cant do math."\n\nyou cant, and, odds are, that you never will.\n\nyou have a better shot at being struck by lightning.\n\ninstead of buying lottery tickets, invest in stocks.  you have infinitely better chances of making your money work for you there than you do in the lottery
5947
No, but I wish I did. Damn lotto tickets get on my last nerves. The most I've won off a scratch off is $2. Humph!!
586555
I think that, one way or another, there are some politicians in every government who are going to mis-use the revenues of the country.  Personal gain can come by them taking the actual money or as is the case in the U.S. the politicians pass laws to spend money on groups they want to get votes from.  It is called buying power or buying votes.