> "If I pay $5 for a lottery ticket where the max I can win is $4, what are my chances of profiting?" If you use a mining pool then you won't make a profit on

> "If I pay $5 for a lottery ticket where the max I can win is $4, what are my chances of profiting?" If you use a mining pool then you won't make a profit on a laptop. However if you were solo mining on your laptop, then there is a very small chance that you could win seriously big moola.