Good idea!
I have been known to buy a scratch ticket now and again, but that's just for fun. I'm actually up on that 'cause I haven't bought that many and I've actually won a few bucks. I bought two tickets to scratch in the car while dating a chick. We won 1000 on one and 100 on the other.
Ain't no way in hell that I've spent 1100 on the lottery. Hell, I've probably not even spent $100 on the lottery.
We were able to redeem the small amount but the 2nd one had to be paid by check at the lottery HQ in the state capital. They took taxes out of it, of course. I think we ended up with like $700 total from both tickets.
In fact, I bet I've spent less than $50 on lottery tickets.
I also get pretty lucky (and can read the stats) when I bet on the ponies.
I've never won much on the lottery, once I had a $40 winner, I didn't buy the ticket, someone gave me it as a gift and I got $40. I have spent a dollar here or there but probably less than $50 over the course of my life like you
I've never bet the ponies. That's not available where I live
You don't have OTB there? (Off track betting)
A very, very quick Google says you have some options - if you do in fact want to go bet on the ponies. There's OTB there. I think there are even a few race tracks there, as memory serves.
When you do OTB, you're betting on races across the country - sometimes across the globe. You're not actually at the races, you're just betting on them. Thus 'off-track' betting.
I believe they just started to allow OTB in just the last year, I think some of the casinos are also offering sports betting too.
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