The lottery is one of the most popular games played in the United States. The statics of winning the lottery is low, and many Americans have there on strategy of how to play the game. Some Americans view winning the lottery as a safe guard to their worries, but is the growing death and bankruptcies in lottery winners indicating the lottery is a dangerous game.
The lottery is one of most popular games played in the United States. Everyone wants a chance to win the lottery, but no know has a clue on how to win. To increase your odds of winning the lottery you have to invest to get a return, but that could break the bank. Tickets are bought most when the winnings are large in Powerball and Mega million games. Winning numbers are random picked; no one has the winning number. Winning the lottery is unknown, individuals that when the lottery think its fate.
To win the lottery you must increase your chances to win, by weighing your odds. Selecting the right game, might make a difference. Lottery players who play state lotteries or the Powerball quick pick have increase their chance of winnings by using old lottery winning numbers to claim the jackpot. Scratch offs can be another easy win, but smaller pay outs. Before purchasing, ask the store clerk what scratch off’s where bought the most and return the most winnings, then pick the scratch off that has the mo socst losses. Winning chances increase, because odds of win are higher. Purchasing more than one scratch off card can increase the odds of winning.
In seeing the Sociological Perspective, society shapes individual living through margins of society and social crisis. For example; African Americans feel left out of the American dream. Most African Americans live in the inner cities, and live paycheck to paycheck. Often feeling their hopes and dreams are crushed by society. Holding on to hope and sometimes believing in a rescue fantasy, such as the lottery would change their social status. White Americans feel their privileged to the American dream. They believe all Americans have the same choices, and individuals that don’t succeed in life make bad choices. Compulsive spending can leave you homeless and penniless. Whether its sickness, unemployment or whatever pediment may be, the odds of winning the lottery is slim to none. The American economy is in a recession; so many Americans are unemployed and can’t find work. Individuals trying to keep their social status, by spending their savings on lottery tickets to secure the future. The average, household incomes less than $12,400 a year spent 5% of their income on lottery tickets. According to Jacque Wilson (2013) a study published in the Journal of Behavior Decisions Making suggested that individuals focus on the cost-to-benefit ratio on a single ticket, rather than long term cost of playing for a year or a lifetime.
Winning the lottery may secure our hopes and fantasies, but is it worth death or bankruptcy. Some lottery winners have experience the overwhelming moment of winning the lottery. Lack of financial management skill, were bankrupt in a year of winning the lottery. Other tragic stories include death and prison. According to Eamon Murphy (2013) it happened to Sharon Tirabassi, a 35 year-old resident of Hamilton, Ontario. Nine years ago, Tirabassi cashed a check from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. for $10,569,00.10 (Canadian). Today, after spending almost all her
