Everything's different for everyone. I buy a few tickets every time the expected value might be weakly positive, even though this still doesn't make it a "good

Everything's different for everyone. I buy a few tickets every time the expected value might be weakly positive, even though this still doesn't make it a "good purchase." And I've played blackjack under conditions (rules and my carefulness of play) where it's expected to be slightly money-losing, but had an exhilarating couple of hours and conversation. Cheap entertainment compared to many other things.