Personally, I condemn lotteries. Upon discussing this topic with a parent, I feel that lotteries are just another "money-sucking" scheme from the government. Hard-core gamblers would waste every penny just for a shot at a seemingly impossible windfall. Their mentality of "I Will Win If I Keep Trying" inevitably leads to them being bankrupt. My father, who was being interviewed, said:"The ratio of winning the lottery is one to a million." This is true. Everyday, long queues can be spotted outside the "Singapore Pools", a "shop" that sells lottery tickets. However, only one or none strikes everytime. There are about 4 million people in Singapore. If 2 million people on average buy lottery, the chances of winning can be concluded to be one in two million. The video below further substansiates that viewpoint. The government created lottery as an extra source of revenue for himself(correct me if I'm wrong), indirectly causing marital and family problems over money which would ultimately be lost through, apparently, lottery. The gamblers are blinded by greed and fails to see that what they have done would have dire consequences, and would go to a great extent to achieve money for gambling, sometimes even using unscrupulous means.Thus, I condemn the creation of lottery.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdEcs49I3z8&feature=PlayList&p=F7DC1E8C5EA476EE&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=148

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