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We need to re-label modern gambling (like the lottery and casinos) into what they are. Cons. An entertaining gamble is one in which you have a real shot. Heck t
by maerF0x0 3y ago
We need to re-label modern gambling (like the lottery and casinos) into what they are. Cons. An entertaining gamble is one in which you have a real shot. Heck the carnival games at least involve a reasonable skill. Whereas casino games the only skill is how bad you lose. The casino at scale is taking on no risk. (besides that people wise up to their con).
IDK about in the US, but in Canada the lotteries do fund a lot of charitable things but I wasn't able to find a good stat about the proportion. Also at the end of a day it just a waste of human potential (running the corporation and wasting human hopes on useless things instead of potentially beneficial things)
- recursivecaveat 3y agoThe sad part about Canadian lotteries to me is all the advertising. If we accept the idea that they exist to preempt illegal gambling, no ads are required. The sheer waste of these campaigns, and the likelihood that they are a factor in developing some gambling addictions is quite saddening.
- tim333 3y agoI don't play the lottery but I don't think things like the national lottery in the UK are a con so much as entertainment. People get enjoyment from thinking what if I won the lottery. No one is claiming the mathematically expected value of your return is greater than one.