Very bad take. I get some intrinsic enjoyment out of buying the ticket itself even if I do not win. In fact the primary purpose of whenever I buy the ticket is the anticipation and act of scratching or playing it, plus these things are like 2-10 bucks anyway so I feel like it’s worth u money to spend 2 dollars to have the feeling of mabye winning whatever. Don’t even have to win, just gotta know it’s possible theoretically and thats enough for me. If the prize shifted from money to like ice cream cones I would play regardless.
Of course the utility could exceed the cost of the activity, but one must ask (if they care about such things) whether the government is justified in rolling in and proclaiming that only *they* can oversee lotteries, wherein they shall artificially reduce your odds of winning!
Seems like you gain nothing from the state involving itself. Therefore, we ought to want the state to get out of the business altogether.
I do admit that the government claims that only they can oversee lotteries is an annoyance, but a necessarily one that ensures some form of standards. In addition, there isn’t much issue in reducing the odds of winning artificially, in fact I would argue it’s necessary. The lower the odds they push the higher the potential winnings may be, and thus the higher anticipation and more enjoyment out of buying a ticket.
Very bad take. I get some intrinsic enjoyment out of buying the ticket itself even if I do not win. In fact the primary purpose of whenever I buy the ticket is the anticipation and act of scratching or playing it, plus these things are like 2-10 bucks anyway so I feel like it’s worth u money to spend 2 dollars to have the feeling of mabye winning whatever. Don’t even have to win, just gotta know it’s possible theoretically and thats enough for me. If the prize shifted from money to like ice cream cones I would play regardless.
Of course the utility could exceed the cost of the activity, but one must ask (if they care about such things) whether the government is justified in rolling in and proclaiming that only *they* can oversee lotteries, wherein they shall artificially reduce your odds of winning!
Seems like you gain nothing from the state involving itself. Therefore, we ought to want the state to get out of the business altogether.
I do admit that the government claims that only they can oversee lotteries is an annoyance, but a necessarily one that ensures some form of standards. In addition, there isn’t much issue in reducing the odds of winning artificially, in fact I would argue it’s necessary. The lower the odds they push the higher the potential winnings may be, and thus the higher anticipation and more enjoyment out of buying a ticket.