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A lottery is a form of gambling which is present in United States of America as well as in Europe. It is guided by the government and that is the reason why some countries do not have such a type of gambling since the government outlawed it, while in other countries it became a national lottery.
Before the World War II this type 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 together with taxes.
Sometimes the lottery is described as a regressive tax. It’s known as a “tax on stupidity” because of the minimal chances to win the big prize. Even when it really is used to describe this form of gambling, the phrase “tax” isn’t strictly correct as these descriptions are used to make people recognize that these games are government-sanctioned operations and they attract only folks that do not realize that buying a lottery ticket is a simple economic decision.
Lotteries come in many formats. Some lotteries can offer a prize which is based upon money and some of them on goods.
Lottery tickets are often checked on the computer using mark sense-technology, that may check in less than one second if a mix of numbers was chosen by anyone.
Do not 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 sort of bookie lottery online was a kind of distribution of gifts by wealthy noblemen.
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