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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 why some countries do not have such a form of gambling since the government outlawed it, while in other countries it became a national lottery.
Ahead of 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 in addition to taxes.
Sometimes the lottery is described as a regressive tax. It’s called a “tax on stupidity” due to the minimal chances to win the big prize. Even when it’s used to describe this type of gambling, the word “tax” is just not strictly correct because these descriptions are used to make people realize that these games are government-sanctioned operations and they attract only folks that don’t realize that buying a lottery ticket is a simple financial decision.
Lotteries come in many formats. Some lotteries can offer a prize which is according to money and some of them on goods.
Lottery tickets tend to be checked on the computer using mark sense-technology, that will check in less than one second if a combination of numbers was chosen by anyone.
Do not think that the lottery website 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 when guests were receiving some tickets (the prize often consisted of fancy items), those who were unlucky received prizes, too. So, this sort of lottery was a sort of distribution of gifts by wealthy noblemen.
