The lottery is constantly advertised and being portrayed as a good hobby to participate in, after all it only costs a pound, and the proceeds from games like the Dream number go towards the 2012 olympics and other good causes.
However, the lottery is a form of gambling which is successful as it is centred around addiction, constantly drawing in the individuals back for more.
I have chosen The Lottery as a form of being bad as it is not seen as seedy or wrong like betting on the dogs or horses, yet it is as equally bad as 65% of the populatin participate!
Originally, it started as one draw on a saturday night, now we are exposed to the lure of a wednesday night win as well as saturday and six 'money winning' draws, some daily.
The worst thing about this though, is the fact that everyday 'normal' hard working people play this game, and it is a game, (the chances of winning are ridiculously slim!) believing that they aren't like the gamblers you see rolling out of William Hill, when in actual fact they are.
The sad truth of the matter is, there will only ever be one winner when it comes to the lottery, it doesn't matter how many times, or how many games you play, it will (most likely) never be you!!
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