The Powerball lottery may be hard to win, but its impossible to ignore $1.5 billion will do that. Big jackpots drive ticket sales thats why last year, lottery officials made the already astronomical odds even longer, from 1 in 175 million to 1 in 292 million. Worse odds mean fewer winners, which means the jackpots roll over more often and grow even higher, which means more people buy tickets.
When I was growing up, gambling was considered a sin. When I asked why, I was told the Roman soldiers gambled for Jesus robe when he was crucified and we dont want to be like them. That made no sense to me then and it doesnt make a lot more sense now. I was also told gambling is stealing money goes from the loser to the winner and no work is done…
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