Lottery is a tax on the poor.

- Get people to spend their hard earned money on the chance to be “rich”

- One lucky SOB gets to be rich

- They tax the fuck out of the winnings

- 6 months later that SOB ran through their winnings.

- Repeat cycle

Playing once on a while to fuck around is fine. The guys spending $100 on lotto are the one scammed the most. They do it every day/week.