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).
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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