Not Megabucks

A couple weeks ago I won the door prize at my BNI group (Business Networking International) and it turned out to be a whole bunch of scratch tickets. I used to play the lottery from time to time, but I got bored with it, because I never won! Also, my mom plays the lottery a lot, and she never wins either, so I gave it up. This time was no different, out of 14 tickets, I won $8. Better than nothing, but not as good as they like to make you think you can win.

To me, the lottery is more of a tax on the mathematically challenged. However, people REALLY like to gamble. Here in Massachusetts, there is the Mass Lottery, dog racing at the Taunton Raynam park, and close by in Connecticut, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods. Casinos bridge the gap between entertainment and gambling, but the truth is the house ALWAYS wins. If you win, you are cheating. Remember that.