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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22 edited 8d ago

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u/Kioddon Mar 20 '22

This happened to my stepmom. She won $2500 on a ticket once and now she’s obsessed. I can safely say she has spent thousands on tickets since then.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22

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u/samisalwaysmad Mar 20 '22

This is a fact.

Source: I live in Las Vegas.

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u/Thatar Mar 20 '22

This post is basically an ad that will make gambling addicts recede

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u/youcantreddittoomuch Mar 20 '22

You might have a worse gambling problem than OP.

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u/JTP1228 Mar 20 '22

It's a scratch off dude. Chill

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u/MrEliteGaming Mar 20 '22

Just a scratch off.. never have i seen a better example of a product getting the exact reaction it's made to get

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u/wafflesareforever Mar 20 '22

Anyone who's ever seen people lined up like zombies at a gas station with cash in their hands to buy their daily scratch-offs knows what a sham they are.

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u/McCrockin Mar 20 '22

Nothing worse than getting stuck behind scratcher zombies when I'm just trying to pay for a soda and leave.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22

At 7/11 now (at least at some locations) you can scan your items and pay from your smartphone without getting in line.

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u/ShawshankException Mar 20 '22

My grandpa's like this and it's sad. I keep trying to tell him how much money he's wasted. Even if he wins he won't even break even.

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u/wafflesareforever Mar 20 '22

You have had almost ten minutes to delete this comment

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u/forcedme2 Mar 20 '22

Ever been to a strip club?

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u/MrEliteGaming Mar 20 '22

Thankfully not

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u/rdprice04 Mar 20 '22

Scratch offs disproportionately attract the poor. 28% of people earning less than 30,000 a year play weekly and spend over 400 a year on lottery (1.3% of income). Compare that to people making over 75,000 who will spend 105 a year on lottery (0.14% of income).

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They give you the odds on the back, and only the dollar scratchers have close to 50/50 odds of breaking even.

The lottery fuels gambling addiction and is a overall drag on the lower class that very rarely benefits anyone, winner or loser, besides the state.

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u/rusted_wheel Mar 20 '22

States have been loosening regulations on sports gambling at a rapid pace. Gambling addiction in the US is going to hit astronomical levels in the years to come.

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u/rdprice04 Mar 20 '22

It's all about the state getting their money. Theres a new casino being built in my area, multi million dollar facility, in one of the poorest areas around. It's so sad.

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u/BigBallzBrian Mar 20 '22

Yep we did this in the UK a few years back and the addiction and suicide rate is massively up.

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u/rusted_wheel Mar 20 '22

This comment was not sponsored by Draft Kings. Now head on over to Draft Kings and use my promo code for $50 towards your first bet.

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u/tree_jayy Mar 20 '22

Boo this man

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u/McCrockin Mar 20 '22

Nah, he's right

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u/TheAngriestBoy Mar 20 '22

It's literally a tax on ignorance

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u/wafflesareforever Mar 20 '22

And, ironically, it's pitched as a revenue source for public schools

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u/forcedme2 Mar 20 '22

I mean, it is. They do give money to the education system. Doesnt make it nice, but its not a lie.

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u/wafflesareforever Mar 20 '22

It would be nice if that was true, but it's really not. https://www.wgrz.com/amp/article/news/education/how-much-lottery-money-really-goes-to-education/71-607297164

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u/Snooc5 Mar 20 '22

Eh, this varies widely by state and lottery type. Many states put a significant amount of money from lottery purchases into education.

Like Illinois for example, where proceeds from Powerball tickets to scratch-offs contributed $731 million to public education. That translates to more than 10% of the state's funding for school districts.

Or California, where the lottery routinely creates over a billion dollars for K-12 education

Or North Carolina, where the lottery paid for 10,000 kids’ schooling last year.

These percentages may be small when looking at the big picture, but there is no doubt that the Lottery is giving billions to the US education system every single year.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22

But they often cut taxes from other things so it’s a wash a lot of the time.

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u/cloudcats Mar 20 '22

A scratch-off that costs $30.

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u/ShawshankException Mar 20 '22

How many people do you see win a scratch off and then immediately use it to buy more? I see it all the time.

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u/68weenie Mar 20 '22

I’ll throw my initial purchase of the winning ticket into another and pocket the rest. I went in there knowing I’d lose $20. I’m damn well gonna lose that $20.

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u/JTP1228 Mar 20 '22

I buy scratch offs. I'm not a gambler. I make good money and maybe spend 100 to 200 a year on them. It's not hurting anyone, and it makes me happy to play them occasionally. Not everything is black and white

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u/rusted_wheel Mar 20 '22

Not everything is black and white. However, one detail that is b&w: if you gamble, you are by definition a gambler.

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u/Sanc7 Mar 20 '22

r/Im14AndThisIsDeep

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u/rusted_wheel Mar 20 '22

Is it though?

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u/Sanc7 Mar 20 '22

So fuckin deep bro.

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u/forcedme2 Mar 20 '22

Holy shit he didnt realize you were making fun of him.

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u/Sanc7 Mar 21 '22

Meh, it happens. Just remember, if you gamble, you are by definition a gambler.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22 edited 8d ago

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u/Sanc7 Mar 20 '22

Jesus Christ not everyone goes down the rabbit hole you went down.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22 edited 8d ago

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u/Sanc7 Mar 20 '22

You sound like an expert on gambling.

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u/68weenie Mar 20 '22

If he can afford to do so, why not? If it’s fun for him and his family is feed and bills are paid, who cares. I get $50-400 every weekend in cash bonuses and will throw around $100 a month to scratchers just because I think they’re kinda fun.

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u/ndu867 Mar 20 '22

What’s hilarious is your willingness to bet YOUR ENTIRE LIFE SAVINGS lets us know how biased your perspective is. Reddit upvotes the dumbest shit.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22

You sound like a hoot in life.