From article in https:\/\/www.fool.com\/retirement\/2018\/01\/27\/maybe-you-were-better-off-not-winning-the-lottery.aspx<\/p>\n
CNN reports that Americans spent over $80 billion on lottery tickets in 2016, or more than they spent on books, movies, music, sports tickets, and video games combined. That’s the equivalent of almost $250 being played by every man, woman, and child in the U.S., and since kids can’t buy lottery tickets (and more than a few people don’t play the lottery), some individuals are spending way more on a hope and a dream — more like on a wing and a prayer — than is good for them.<\/p>\n
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They are gambling addicts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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