delericho
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Do you play any kind of big lottery? If so, why? If not, do you have a reason other than just don't care to?
No.
I actually object to them. I would like to say more, but I fear I'm already perilously close to the "no religion/politics" rule.
Why not play a lottery? The reason is simple - the odds are such that there's no point.
Once upon a time, I attended a Software Engineering lecture that actually featured a fairly interesting discussion on that topic. The argument that was put forward was that the people who should play the lottery are actually those "in the middle" - the ones for whom that £1 state is almost negligible, but for whom a win would significantly improve their lives.
I wasn't entirely convinced, and anyway I have other reasons not to play, but it was an interesting argument.