What is Lottery?
Lottery is a game in which people pay money for a chance to win. The prize can be anything from cash to goods or services. Some lotteries are purely financial while others are designed to help with public needs such as building projects, schools, roads and so forth. People have long been drawn to the game of lottery and it can be addictive if you are not careful. However, before you spend your last dollar on tickets, make sure that you have a roof over your head and food in your belly. Gambling has ruined many lives and it is important that you always keep your finances in check and never gamble with more than you can afford to lose.
The word “lottery” may have derived from Middle Dutch loterie, or the similar Dutch word lotinge (action of drawing lots). It was probably used in the early 15th century. Benjamin Franklin organized a lottery to raise money to purchase cannons for the city of Philadelphia. Lottery is still popular around the world today.
In the United States, Americans spend over $80 Billion on lottery tickets every year. This is a crazy number considering that most Americans live from paycheck to paycheck and struggle to have even $400 in an emergency fund. One of the reasons why lottery is so popular is that it gives people a small sliver of hope that they will strike it rich someday. The truth is that true wealth requires decades of hard work. And while winning the lottery is a possibility, it is unlikely that you will ever win.