That's not true, it's pretty common in the finance/trading for the office to go spend tens or even hundreds of thousands when the lottery has a positive EV. I'v

That's not true, it's pretty common in the finance/trading for the office to go spend tens or even hundreds of thousands when the lottery has a positive EV. I've seen brilliant people throw down thousands of dollars. Mostly because it's fun, but also because it's rational.