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A lottery is a type of gambling which is present in USA and in Europe. It’s guided by the government and that is the reason why some countries don’t have such a type of gambling because the government outlawed it, while in other countries it became a national lottery.
Before the World War II this form of gambling was illegal, but in 1960 casinos and lotteries began to appear in United States of America and Europe and they were used as a means to raise revenue along with taxes.
Sometimes the lottery is described as a regressive tax. It’s described as a “tax on stupidity” due to the minimal chances to win the big prize. Even if it really is used to describe this form of gambling, the term “tax” just isn’t strictly correct since these descriptions are used to make people recognize that these games are government-sanctioned operations and they attract only people that do not realize that buying a lottery ticket is a simple financial decision.
Lotteries come in lots of formats. Some lotteries can give a prize which is based on money and a lot of them on goods.
Lottery tickets are usually checked on the computer using mark sense-technology, that could check in less than one second if a variety of numbers was chosen by anyone.
Don’t think that the lottery was invented in 1960, after the World War II. Romans were first to play this game – this was a way to relax and amuse at dinner parties. The truth is that it was different from nowadays lottery, because, even if guests were receiving some tickets (the prize often consisted of fancy items), the ones who were unlucky received prizes, too. For this reason, this kind of lottery was a sort of distribution of gifts by wealthy noblemen.
