For the sake of clarity, I meant: >If a lottery has a total of ten $1 tickets for sale and each ticket has an equal chance of winning, there is an obvious diff

For the sake of clarity, I meant: >If a lottery has a total of ten $1 tickets for sale and each ticket has an equal chance of winning, there is an obvious difference between the prize being $11 and $9, but buying a ticket at either price is just as much "gambling" in the common parlance.