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It would take a lot of effort to burn an entire paycheck on lotto tickets. It would take 60 seconds to do so with online betting.

• vel0city 3y ago
  Many states have added online lotteries. https://lotto.com https://lotto.com
  • standardUser 3y ago
    The largest order I can make at one time is $30. It would take a lot of dedication to burn through a few thousand dollars, and it would come with no immediate feedback/reward for the effort. I'm not saying it's impossible to ruin one's life buying lotto tickets, but it seems highly unlikely and extremely boring compared to any other gambling problem I can think of.
  • afiori 3y ago
    Few people watch routinely lotto extractions with strong emotions, millions are sport fan that never skip a game. Nobody cares wether the next lottery has a 24 and millions care very deeply about who wins the next sportball cup. Both allow you to use them as an addiction but one has a far weaker and narrower pull.
    • vel0city 3y ago
      I'm aware there are lots of differences and I agree with all these points. I was just pointing out this fact because it was a recent surprise to me that these states would allow this massive expansion of lotteries to the internet. I think a lot of people still largely view state lotteries as those scratchers and what not you have to buy with cash at gas stations but apparently they've expanded to allowing online transactions with credit cards.